Meaning of the nameSilvana
- Female
- Latin origin
- Sil-va-na
Silvana is the feminine form of Silvano, a Latin name derived from silva, 'forest'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Silvano, from Latin silva, 'forest'”
Source: Wiktionary: Silvana · Behind the Name: Silvana · Behind the Name: Silvanus
- People (2022)
- 208,121
- Rank in Brazil
- #154
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 223,894
- people
Silvana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Silvana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (78,175 people).
207,329 women 792 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 Silvana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Silvana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.172%
- Santa Catarina 0.145%
- São Paulo 0.141%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.115%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.114%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 62,799 | 0.141% |
| Minas Gerais | 23,012 | 0.112% |
| Paraná | 19,733 | 0.172% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 14,204 | 0.089% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 12,466 | 0.115% |
| Bahia | 11,749 | 0.083% |
| Santa Catarina | 11,018 | 0.145% |
| Pará | 6,043 | 0.074% |
| Pernambuco | 5,962 | 0.066% |
| Ceará | 4,981 | 0.057% |
| Maranhão | 4,876 | 0.072% |
| Espírito Santo | 3,981 | 0.104% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,827 | 0.105% |
| Goiás | 3,613 | 0.051% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3,143 | 0.114% |
| Amazonas | 2,565 | 0.065% |
| Paraíba | 2,448 | 0.062% |
| Piauí | 2,059 | 0.063% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,771 | 0.063% |
| Rondônia | 1,752 | 0.111% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,695 | 0.051% |
| Alagoas | 1,631 | 0.052% |
| Sergipe | 868 | 0.039% |
| Tocantins | 753 | 0.050% |
| Amapá | 492 | 0.067% |
| Acre | 389 | 0.047% |
| Roraima | 291 | 0.046% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Silvana
Wiktionary records Latin Silvāna as the feminine of Silvānus, from silva ('forest') and the suffix -ānus. Behind the Name gives Silvana as a feminine form of Silvanus, a Roman cognomen meaning 'of the woods', and notes that Silvanus was the Roman god of forests; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives it as the feminine of Silvano, 'she who lives in the forest'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 208,121 people named Silvana, with a median age of 46. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Silvana · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Silvana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Silvanus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Silvana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Silvana
What does the name Silvana mean?
Silvana means “feminine form of Silvano, from Latin silva, 'forest'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Silvana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 208,121 people with the first name Silvana, which ranks it number 154 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Silvana a boy's or a girl's name?
Silvana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 207,329 women and 792 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Silvana?
Silvana is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Silvana most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.172% of the state's population is named Silvana (19,733 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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