Meaning of the nameRenaldo
- Male
- Re-nal-do
Renaldo is a masculine name ending in -aldo, an element of Germanic origin found in traditional names such as Osvaldo and Reginaldo.
Meaning
The meaning of Renaldo 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)
- 6,496
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,285
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,551
- people
Renaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Renaldo, 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 (1,846 people).
24 women 6,472 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 Renaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Renaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.010%
- Alagoas 0.009%
- Sergipe 0.009%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,389 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 1,062 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 639 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 457 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 320 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 279 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 274 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 269 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 207 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 202 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 194 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 172 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 144 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 139 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 118 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 115 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 104 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 88 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 71 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 71 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 57 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Renaldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the formative -aldo as of Germanic origin, with several possible roots, among them walt/wald, 'the one who rules', and cites Osvaldo and Reginaldo among the traditional names with this ending. The exact origin of Renaldo is not known for certain. Almost always male, it appears mainly among people born between the 1960s and the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,496 people named Renaldo, with a median age of 47; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-aldo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Renaldo
What does the name Renaldo mean?
The meaning of Renaldo 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 Renaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,496 people with the first name Renaldo, which ranks it number 2,285 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Renaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Renaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 6,472 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Renaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.010% of the state's population is named Renaldo (1,389 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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