Meaning of the nameGilvaldo
- Male
- Gil-val-do
Gilvaldo is a Brazilian male name formed by Gil- and -valdo, with no documented meaning for the whole name.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 985 people named Gilvaldo, the 8,380th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilvaldo 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)
- 985
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,380
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,024
- people
Gilvaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilvaldo, 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 (294 people).
0 women 981 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 Gilvaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilvaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 220 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 160 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 89 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 84 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 82 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 61 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 43 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 35 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilvaldo
The Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Gil- (uncertain origin, perhaps a fragment of Gilberto) and -valdo (an ending of Germanic origin with several possible roots). The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 985 people named Gilvaldo, with a median age of 47. It is almost always a male name, with most of the people born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
Questions about the name Gilvaldo
What does the name Gilvaldo mean?
The meaning of Gilvaldo 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 Gilvaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 985 people with the first name Gilvaldo, which ranks it number 8,380 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gilvaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilvaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 981 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gilvaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Gilvaldo (220 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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