Meaning of the nameIvalda
- Female
- I-val-da
Ivalda is a feminine name ending in -valda, an ending that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives as of uncertain origin, probably the feminine of -valdo.
Meaning
The meaning of Ivalda 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)
- 1,245
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,146
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,399
- people
Ivalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ivalda, 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 (327 people).
1,242 women 0 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 Ivalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ivalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 242 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 196 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 177 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 87 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ivalda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the endings -alda and -valda as of uncertain origin, probably feminine forms of the group -aldo and -valdo, whose masculine forms come from several Germanic roots, with meanings such as 'to rule', 'strong', 'bold' and 'old'. The same ending appears in Brazilian names such as Marialda, Rosalda and Nivalda. The origin of the beginning Iv- is not documented, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,245 people named Ivalda, with a median age of 56. Almost all of them are female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ivalda
What does the name Ivalda mean?
The meaning of Ivalda 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 Ivalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,245 people with the first name Ivalda, which ranks it number 7,146 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ivalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Ivalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,242 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ivalda most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ivalda (177 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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