Meaning of the nameSilvina
- Female
- Latin origin
- Sil-vi-na
Silvina is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Silvinus, derived from silva, 'forest'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Silvinus, derived from Latin silva, 'forest'”
Source: Behind the Name: Silvinus · Wiktionary: silva (Latin)
- People (2022)
- 3,755
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,339
- Median age
- 63 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,231
- people
Silvina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Silvina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (723 people).
3,731 women 24 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 Silvina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Silvina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.005%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 821 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 536 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 259 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 259 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 228 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 197 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 183 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 162 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 126 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 119 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 118 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 100 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 77 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 65 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 65 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 56 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 46 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 33 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Silvina
Behind the Name records Silvina as the feminine form of Silvinus, a Roman cognomen that is a variant of Silvanus and has the Latin silva as its root. Wiktionary gives silva as 'forest' or 'woodland'. Silvino is the masculine form in Portuguese. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,755 people named Silvina, with a median age of 63. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Silvina · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Silvinus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: silva (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Silvina
What does the name Silvina mean?
Silvina means “feminine form of Silvinus, derived from Latin silva, 'forest'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Silvina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,755 people with the first name Silvina, which ranks it number 3,339 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.
Is Silvina a boy's or a girl's name?
Silvina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,731 women and 24 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Silvina?
Silvina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Silvina most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Silvina (162 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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