Meaning of the nameIrinaldo
- Male
- I-ri-nal-do
Irinaldo is a male name ending in -aldo, an element common in Brazilian names; its exact origin is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Irinaldo 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)
- 1,535
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,153
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,702
- people
Irinaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Irinaldo, 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 (465 people).
0 women 1,532 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 Irinaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Irinaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 241 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 192 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 191 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 122 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 117 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 81 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 79 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 35 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Irinaldo
The origin of the spelling Irinaldo is uncertain. The Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives the ending -aldo several possible Germanic origins: walt/wald, 'one who rules'; hard/hart, 'strong'; balths or bald, 'bold'; and old, 'old'. None of them is indicated for Irinaldo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,535 people named Irinaldo, with a median age of 45. It is almost always recorded for men, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Irinaldo
What does the name Irinaldo mean?
The meaning of Irinaldo 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 Irinaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,535 people with the first name Irinaldo, which ranks it number 6,153 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Irinaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Irinaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,532 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Irinaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.005% of the state's population is named Irinaldo (192 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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