Meaning of the nameEdvalda
- Female
- Ed-val-da
Edvalda is a Brazilian female name, the feminine counterpart of Edvaldo, formed with the final element -valda.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,448 people named Edvalda, the 4,475th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Edvalda 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)
- 2,448
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,475
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,596
- people
Edvalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edvalda, 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 (684 people).
2,427 women 21 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 Edvalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edvalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.009%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 730 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 414 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 318 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 193 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 138 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 110 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 71 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 69 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edvalda
Edvalda appears to be the feminine form of Edvaldo, a name that Behind the Name describes as a possible Portuguese form of Old English Eadwald or a new creation, with Ed- and the ending -valdo. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -alda and -valda as the probable feminine of -aldo and -valdo, of uncertain origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,448 people named Edvalda, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. The largest group was born in the 1970s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Edvaldo · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edvalda
What does the name Edvalda mean?
The meaning of Edvalda 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 Edvalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,448 people with the first name Edvalda, which ranks it number 4,475 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edvalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Edvalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,427 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edvalda most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.009% of the state's population is named Edvalda (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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