Meaning of the nameEvalda
- Female
- E-val-da
Evalda is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -alda, an ending of uncertain origin; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 988 people named Evalda, the 8,355th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Evalda 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)
- 988
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,355
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,147
- people
Evalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Evalda, 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 (276 people).
981 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 Evalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Evalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 151 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 140 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 86 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 85 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 72 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 51 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 34 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 24 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Evalda
The origin of Evalda is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -alda as a feminine ending of uncertain origin, found in names such as Alda, Geralda and Mafalda. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 988 people named Evalda, with a median age of 54. The largest group was born in the 1970s, and the records are almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Evalda
What does the name Evalda mean?
The meaning of Evalda 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 Evalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 988 people with the first name Evalda, which ranks it number 8,355 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Evalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Evalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 981 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Evalda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Evalda (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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