Meaning of the nameNivaldo
- Male
- Ni-val-do
Nivaldo is a Brazilian male name ending in -valdo, a formative of Germanic origin; Behind the Name considers it possibly an invented name.
Meaning
The meaning of Nivaldo 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)
- 65,768
- Rank in Brazil
- #462
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 78,831
- people
Nivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nivaldo, 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 (20,487 people).
185 women 65,583 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 Nivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.055%
- Sergipe 0.051%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.045%
- Paraná 0.045%
- Alagoas 0.045%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 18,871 | 0.043% |
| Bahia | 7,807 | 0.055% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,062 | 0.034% |
| Paraná | 5,175 | 0.045% |
| Pernambuco | 3,895 | 0.043% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,619 | 0.016% |
| Goiás | 2,587 | 0.037% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,451 | 0.032% |
| Pará | 1,844 | 0.023% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,492 | 0.041% |
| Alagoas | 1,391 | 0.045% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,250 | 0.045% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,224 | 0.032% |
| Maranhão | 1,185 | 0.018% |
| Paraíba | 1,167 | 0.029% |
| Sergipe | 1,125 | 0.051% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 735 | 0.022% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 634 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 619 | 0.039% |
| Distrito Federal | 582 | 0.021% |
| Piauí | 520 | 0.016% |
| Amazonas | 510 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 432 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 255 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 134 | 0.016% |
| Amapá | 127 | 0.017% |
| Roraima | 75 | 0.012% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nivaldo
Behind the Name considers Nivaldo possibly an invented name built on the ending -valdo, found in names of Germanic origin. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes Nivaldo among the Brazilian names with -aldo or -valdo, a formative that may come from several Germanic roots, such as walt/wald, 'the one who rules', or bald, 'bold, daring'. The meaning of the name as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 65,768 people named Nivaldo, with a peak among those born in the 1960s. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Nivaldo · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nivaldo
What does the name Nivaldo mean?
The meaning of Nivaldo 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 Nivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 65,768 people with the first name Nivaldo, which ranks it number 462 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Nivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 185 women and 65,583 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.055% of the state's population is named Nivaldo (7,807 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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