Meaning of the nameMarinalda
- Female
- Ma-ri-nal-da
Marinalda is a Brazilian female name formed from Mari- and -nalda, an ending of uncertain origin, probably the feminine of -aldo.
Meaning
The meaning of Marinalda 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)
- 5,315
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,629
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,550
- people
Marinalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marinalda, 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 (1,885 people).
5,287 women 28 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 Marinalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marinalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.013%
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Maranhão 0.008%
- Pará 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 694 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 552 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 510 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 437 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 392 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 378 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 316 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 305 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 229 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 181 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 164 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 143 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 139 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 133 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 124 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 105 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 92 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 63 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 50 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 43 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 37 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marinalda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Marinalda as Mari- + -nalda. Mari- is probably an element taken from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and -alda is of uncertain origin, probably as the feminine of -aldo, of Germanic origin. The meaning of the whole name is not given by these sources. It is almost always female, and the largest group of people recorded were born in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,315 people named Marinalda, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marinalda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Mari-, -alda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marinalda
What does the name Marinalda mean?
The meaning of Marinalda 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 Marinalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,315 people with the first name Marinalda, which ranks it number 2,629 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marinalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Marinalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,287 women and 28 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marinalda most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.013% of the state's population is named Marinalda (437 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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