Meaning of the nameNilvaldo
- Male
- Nil-val-do
Nilvaldo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -valdo, an element with Germanic roots, as in Nivaldo and Elivaldo.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,039 people named Nilvaldo, the 8,070th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilvaldo 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)
- 1,039
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,070
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,284
- people
Nilvaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilvaldo, 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 (301 people).
0 women 1,037 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 Nilvaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilvaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 228 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 148 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 128 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 40 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilvaldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -valdo as a masculine ending of Germanic origin and lists four possible roots: walt/wald ("ruler"), hard/hart ("strong"), balths/bald ("bold") and old ("old"). It appears in names such as Nivaldo and Erisvaldo. The origin of the beginning Nil- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,039 people named Nilvaldo, with a median age of 55, almost always men born between the 1950s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nilvaldo
What does the name Nilvaldo mean?
The meaning of Nilvaldo 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 Nilvaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,039 people with the first name Nilvaldo, which ranks it number 8,070 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nilvaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilvaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,037 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nilvaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Nilvaldo (148 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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