Meaning of the nameDeraldo
- Male
- De-ral-do
Deraldo is a male name ending in -aldo, an element of Germanic origin, and the largest group was born in the 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Deraldo 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)
- 3,500
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,500
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,808
- people
Deraldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Deraldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (872 people).
0 women 3,491 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 Deraldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Deraldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.013%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,828 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 537 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 372 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 109 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 105 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 81 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 76 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Deraldo
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil places -aldo among the Germanic elements and lists different proposed origins, such as walt, 'one who rules', and hard, 'strong'; it cites names such as Ederaldo, Edinaldo and Nivaldo. The origin of the first part, De-, and of the whole name is uncertain, so Deraldo has no attested meaning. It is an almost always male name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,500 people named Deraldo, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: morfemário (-aldo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Deraldo
What does the name Deraldo mean?
The meaning of Deraldo 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 Deraldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,500 people with the first name Deraldo, which ranks it number 3,500 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Deraldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Deraldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,491 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Deraldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.013% of the state's population is named Deraldo (1,828 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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