Meaning of the nameRivaldo
- Male
- Ri-val-do
Rivaldo is a masculine name of uncertain origin, ending in -valdo, a Germanic formative of several possible origins, and it is proportionally most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Rivaldo 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)
- 20,263
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,056
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 23,578
- people
Rivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rivaldo, 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 (4,075 people).
76 women 20,187 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 Rivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.044%
- Pernambuco 0.041%
- Paraíba 0.032%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.019%
- Pará 0.019%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 3,694 | 0.041% |
| São Paulo | 3,083 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 1,545 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 1,491 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 1,261 | 0.032% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,048 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 972 | 0.044% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 905 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 830 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 632 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 558 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 523 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 498 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 490 | 0.015% |
| Alagoas | 480 | 0.015% |
| Amazonas | 453 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 285 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 207 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 201 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 197 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 175 | 0.012% |
| Rondônia | 157 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 151 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 130 | 0.016% |
| Espírito Santo | 122 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 113 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 62 | 0.010% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rivaldo
Rivaldo ends in -valdo, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to more than one Germanic root, such as walt/wald, 'the one who rules', hard, 'strong', or bald, 'bold'. The same dictionary also lists the given names Rivalda and Rivaldino. The origin of Rivaldo as a whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 20,263 people named Rivaldo, with a median age of 44. The name is almost always male, peaked among people born in the 1970s and, proportionally, is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-aldo, -valdo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rivalda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rivaldino · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Rivaldo
What does the name Rivaldo mean?
The meaning of Rivaldo 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 Rivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,263 people with the first name Rivaldo, which ranks it number 1,056 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Rivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 76 women and 20,187 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.044% of the state's population is named Rivaldo (972 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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