Meaning of the nameViviani
- Female
- Vi-vi-a-ni
Viviani is a Brazilian feminine name, ending in -ani, whose origin and meaning are not known with certainty.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,037 people named Viviani, the 3,861st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Viviani 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)
- 3,037
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,861
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,651
- people
Viviani in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Viviani, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,215 people).
3,028 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 Viviani is most common
States with the highest share of people named Viviani in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,331 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 312 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 296 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 266 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 231 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 169 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 117 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 22 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Viviani
The origin of the spelling Viviani is uncertain and no meaning is documented for it. Behind the Name gives Viviane as the French form of Viviana and a Portuguese variant, and the Morfemário records the ending -iane, perhaps taken from Cristiane, with Viviane among the traditional examples. In Italian, Wiktionary lists Viviani as a patronymic surname from Viviano. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,037 people named Viviani, almost always female. Those born in the 1970s and 1980s are the most numerous, and, proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Viviane · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-iane, -yane) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Viviani · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Viviani
What does the name Viviani mean?
The meaning of Viviani 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 Viviani in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,037 people with the first name Viviani, which ranks it number 3,861 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Viviani a boy's or a girl's name?
Viviani is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,028 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Viviani most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Viviani (296 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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