Meaning of the nameInaldo
- Male
- I-nal-do
Inaldo is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin that ends in -aldo, an ending of Germanic names such as Geraldo and Osvaldo.
Meaning
The meaning of Inaldo 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)
- 7,922
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,993
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,245
- people
Inaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Inaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,108 people).
31 women 7,891 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 Inaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Inaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.031%
- Paraíba 0.016%
- Maranhão 0.015%
- Alagoas 0.009%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 2,840 | 0.031% |
| Maranhão | 981 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 936 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 624 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 387 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 291 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 288 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 271 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 202 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 168 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 125 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 116 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 114 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 87 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 69 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 65 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 64 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 24 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Inaldo
The origin of Inaldo is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups -aldo, -baldo, -naldo and -valdo into a single group of Germanic origin, with several possible sources: 'the one who rules', 'strong', 'bold, daring' and 'old'; Brazilian names with this ending include Edinaldo, Enaldo and Zenaldo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,922 people named Inaldo, with a median age of 51. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Morfemário: -aldo, -naldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Inaldo
What does the name Inaldo mean?
The meaning of Inaldo 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 Inaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,922 people with the first name Inaldo, which ranks it number 1,993 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Inaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Inaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 7,891 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Inaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.031% of the state's population is named Inaldo (2,840 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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