Meaning of the nameSávio
- Male
- Sá-vi-o
Sávio is a masculine name of uncertain origin in Brazil, with the same letters as Savio, an Italian name that means 'wise' in that language.
Meaning
The meaning of Sávio is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 24,748
- Rank in Brazil
- #921
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 24,111
- people
Sávio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sávio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (8,481 people).
152 women 24,596 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Sávio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sávio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 3,912 | 0.019% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,268 | 0.014% |
| Bahia | 2,185 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 2,051 | 0.023% |
| Pará | 1,968 | 0.024% |
| São Paulo | 1,667 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 1,000 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 999 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 981 | 0.030% |
| Pernambuco | 965 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 903 | 0.024% |
| Amazonas | 750 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 596 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 469 | 0.021% |
| Mato Grosso | 455 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 422 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 412 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 408 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 382 | 0.025% |
| Paraná | 336 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 333 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 324 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 235 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 226 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 224 | 0.031% |
| Acre | 210 | 0.025% |
| Roraima | 67 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sávio
The origin of the use of Sávio as a given name in Brazil is uncertain. Behind the Name records Savio, without an accent, as an Italian name meaning 'wise'; according to Wiktionary, the Italian adjective savio comes from Old Occitan savi, from Latin sapidus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 24,748 people named Sávio, with a median age of 23; the name is almost always male, most were born in the 1990s and 2000s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Savio · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: savio (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Sávio
What does the name Sávio mean?
The meaning of Sávio is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Sávio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 24,748 people with the first name Sávio, which ranks it number 921 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Sávio a boy's or a girl's name?
Sávio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 152 women and 24,596 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Sávio most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.031% of the state's population is named Sávio (224 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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