Meaning of the nameMiraldo
- Male
- Mi-ral-do
Miraldo is a male Brazilian name formed from mir- and -aldo, the latter an element of Germanic origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,436 people named Miraldo, the 6,460th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Miraldo 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)
- 1,436
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,460
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,703
- people
Miraldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Miraldo, 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 (371 people).
0 women 1,428 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 Miraldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Miraldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 631 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 263 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 81 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 77 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 22 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Miraldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formation of Miraldo as mir- + -aldo. The same dictionary's morpheme list describes -aldo as a male ending of various Germanic origins, with approximate senses such as 'rule', 'strong', 'bold' or 'old', and cites Miraldo among the Brazilian names with this ending, alongside Nivaldo and Reivaldo. The origin of mir- and the meaning of the whole name are not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,436 people named Miraldo, with a median age of 50; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Most of the records are of people born between 1950 and 1989, and almost always of men.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Miraldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Miraldo
What does the name Miraldo mean?
The meaning of Miraldo 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 Miraldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,436 people with the first name Miraldo, which ranks it number 6,460 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Miraldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Miraldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,428 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Miraldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Miraldo (631 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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