Meaning of the nameElinaldo
- Male
- E-li-nal-do
Elinaldo is a male name of uncertain origin that joins Eli-, a beginning of doubtful origin, and -naldo, a Germanic ending found in names such as Reginaldo and Aguinaldo.
Meaning
The meaning of Elinaldo 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)
- 9,804
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,743
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,750
- people
Elinaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elinaldo, 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 (3,215 people).
30 women 9,774 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 Elinaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elinaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.026%
- Pará 0.020%
- Amapá 0.015%
- Paraíba 0.014%
- Pernambuco 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 1,776 | 0.026% |
| Pará | 1,594 | 0.020% |
| Bahia | 1,365 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 1,002 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 753 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 539 | 0.014% |
| Amazonas | 376 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 299 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 278 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 261 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 220 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 188 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 171 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 145 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 133 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 107 | 0.015% |
| Sergipe | 99 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 73 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 71 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 65 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 65 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 49 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 39 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 33 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elinaldo
The origin of Elinaldo as a whole is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) considers the origin of the beginning Eli- doubtful: it may come from the biblical given name Eli, short for Eliel, 'God (is) high', according to Machado, or from names such as Eliane and Eliete. The ending -naldo is Germanic, with possible origins in walt/wald ('the one who rules'), hard/hart ('strong') or bald ('bold, daring'). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,804 people named Elinaldo, with a median age of 39. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elinaldo
What does the name Elinaldo mean?
The meaning of Elinaldo 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 Elinaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,804 people with the first name Elinaldo, which ranks it number 1,743 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elinaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Elinaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 9,774 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elinaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.026% of the state's population is named Elinaldo (1,776 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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