Meaning of the nameGinaldo
- Male
- Gi-nal-do
Ginaldo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -aldo, an ending of Germanic origin; its meaning as a whole is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Ginaldo 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)
- 4,197
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,096
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,652
- people
Ginaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ginaldo, 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 (1,363 people).
0 women 4,187 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 Ginaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ginaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.040%
- Alagoas 0.008%
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Bahia 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Sergipe | 877 | 0.040% |
| Bahia | 738 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 684 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 535 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 288 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 240 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 117 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 106 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 87 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 73 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 68 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 51 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ginaldo
Ginaldo ends in -aldo, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) associates with several Germanic roots, among them 'the one who rules' and 'strong', present in names such as Reginaldo, Geraldo and Osvaldo. The origin of the beginning Gin- is uncertain, and the Dictionary records Jinaldo as a spelling variant. It is almost always a masculine name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,197 people named Ginaldo, with a median age of 47. 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: Ginaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ginaldo
What does the name Ginaldo mean?
The meaning of Ginaldo 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 Ginaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,197 people with the first name Ginaldo, which ranks it number 3,096 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ginaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Ginaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,187 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ginaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.040% of the state's population is named Ginaldo (877 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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