Meaning of the nameGivaldo
- Male
- Gi-val-do
Givaldo is a masculine name ending in -valdo that, according to the Morfemário, the onomastician José Pedro Machado judged to have been formed arbitrarily.
Meaning
The meaning of Givaldo 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)
- 21,167
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,024
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 23,542
- people
Givaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Givaldo, 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 (6,399 people).
54 women 21,113 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 Givaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Givaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.109%
- Alagoas 0.068%
- Pernambuco 0.034%
- Bahia 0.033%
- Paraíba 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,675 | 0.033% |
| São Paulo | 4,144 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 3,104 | 0.034% |
| Sergipe | 2,398 | 0.109% |
| Alagoas | 2,112 | 0.068% |
| Paraíba | 595 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 588 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 463 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 371 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 353 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 346 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 268 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 255 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 241 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 230 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 191 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 168 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 139 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 135 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 125 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 89 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 66 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Givaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites the onomastic dictionary of José Pedro Machado, who says of Givaldo: 'I believe it was formed arbitrarily'. The same entry gives the ending -valdo several possible Germanic origins, such as walt/wald, 'the one who rules', or bald, 'bold'. The dictionary records Jivaldo as a spelling of Givaldo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,167 people named Givaldo, with a median age of 48. The name is almost always male, peaked among people born in the 1970s and, proportionally, is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-aldo, -valdo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Givaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Givaldo
What does the name Givaldo mean?
The meaning of Givaldo 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 Givaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 21,167 people with the first name Givaldo, which ranks it number 1,024 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Givaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Givaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 54 women and 21,113 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Givaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.109% of the state's population is named Givaldo (2,398 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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