Meaning of the nameArivaldo
- Male
- A-ri-val-do
Arivaldo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -valdo, a formative of Germanic origin common in names such as Osvaldo and Reinaldo.
Meaning
The meaning of Arivaldo 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)
- 6,210
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,356
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,153
- people
Arivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arivaldo, 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 (1,613 people).
0 women 6,193 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 Arivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,159 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 1,035 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 479 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 314 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 306 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 295 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 238 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 175 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 147 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 127 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 103 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 88 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 87 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 78 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 61 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 60 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 58 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 38 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 38 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 31 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arivaldo
The origin of the initial element Ari- is not documented. The ending -valdo, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, comes from the Germanic walt or wald, 'the one who rules', or from other Germanic roots, and appears in names such as Osvaldo, Evaldo and Vivaldo. Almost always male, most people with this name were born between 1960 and 1989. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,210 people named Arivaldo, with a median age of 53.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Arivaldo
What does the name Arivaldo mean?
The meaning of Arivaldo 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 Arivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,210 people with the first name Arivaldo, which ranks it number 2,356 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Arivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Arivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 6,193 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Arivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.015% of the state's population is named Arivaldo (2,159 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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