Meaning of the nameSelvina
- Female
- Sel-vi-na
Selvina is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in -ina, with records concentrated among people born from before 1940 to the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,116 people named Selvina, the 7,675th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 68, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Selvina is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,116
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,675
- Median age
- 68 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,633
- people
Selvina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Selvina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (271 people).
1,110 women 0 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 Selvina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Selvina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 249 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 195 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 149 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 82 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 82 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 73 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 33 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Selvina
The origin of Selvina is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ina as a diminutive affix of Latin origin that forms female names; the formation of the first element, Selv-, is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,116 people named Selvina, with a median age of 68. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Selvina · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Selvina
What does the name Selvina mean?
The meaning of Selvina is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Selvina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,116 people with the first name Selvina, which ranks it number 7,675 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Selvina a boy's or a girl's name?
Selvina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,110 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Selvina most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Selvina (249 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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