Meaning of the nameMarialda
- Female
- Ma-ri-al-da
Marialda is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Mari-, a fragment of names such as Maria, and -alda, an ending that is probably the feminine of -aldo.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,025 people named Marialda, the 8,152nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Marialda 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)
- 1,025
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,152
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,118
- people
Marialda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marialda, 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 (357 people).
1,020 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 Marialda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marialda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 341 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 230 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 66 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 59 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 49 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 17 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marialda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Marialda as Mari- + -alda. Mari- is probably a fragment of Maria, Mariana and Marina, and -alda has an uncertain origin, probably the feminine of -aldo, -baldo, -naldo or -valdo. The meaning of the whole is not documented. It is an almost always female name, and the great majority of people were born in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,025 people named Marialda, with a median age of 56.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marialda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (MARI-, -ALDA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marialda
What does the name Marialda mean?
The meaning of Marialda 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 Marialda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,025 people with the first name Marialda, which ranks it number 8,152 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marialda a boy's or a girl's name?
Marialda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,020 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marialda most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Marialda (341 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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