Meaning of the nameNivalda
- Female
- Ni-val-da
Nivalda is a Brazilian feminine name formed from ni and the element -valda, of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Nivalda 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)
- 6,733
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,222
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,865
- people
Nivalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nivalda, 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 (1,935 people).
6,682 women 51 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 Nivalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nivalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.021%
- Bahia 0.011%
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Goiás 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,567 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 1,382 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,097 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 467 | 0.021% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 349 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 257 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 202 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 193 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 167 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 163 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 112 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 98 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 95 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 90 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 77 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 66 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 49 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nivalda
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Nivalda as ni + -valda. According to the Morfemário of the same project, -valda is of uncertain origin and is probably the feminine of -aldo, -baldo, -naldo and -valdo, elements with various Germanic origins. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,733 people named Nivalda, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. The name is almost always female and appears mostly among people born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nivalda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Morfemário: -alda, -valda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nivalda
What does the name Nivalda mean?
The meaning of Nivalda 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 Nivalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,733 people with the first name Nivalda, which ranks it number 2,222 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nivalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Nivalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,682 women and 51 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nivalda most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.021% of the state's population is named Nivalda (467 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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