Meaning of the nameGerivaldo
- Male
- Ge-ri-val-do
Gerivaldo is a Brazilian masculine name that recalls Germanic names in Ger- and -valdo; the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Gerivaldo 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)
- 1,410
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,544
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,493
- people
Gerivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gerivaldo, 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 (436 people).
0 women 1,406 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 Gerivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gerivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.008%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 258 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 254 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 211 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 165 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 57 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 53 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gerivaldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives the element Ger-, from a Germanic root linked to 'spear', and the ending -valdo, to which it attributes several possible Germanic origins, among them 'one who rules'. The same dictionary records the similar name Gerival, with the variant Jerival. Because the name Gerivaldo itself has no documented derivation, its meaning is not known for certain. The name is almost always male, and the people recorded were born mostly between the 1960s and 1980s. IBGE recorded 1,410 people named Gerivaldo in the 2022 Census. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gerival · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gerivaldo
What does the name Gerivaldo mean?
The meaning of Gerivaldo 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 Gerivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,410 people with the first name Gerivaldo, which ranks it number 6,544 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gerivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Gerivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,406 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gerivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.008% of the state's population is named Gerivaldo (165 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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