Meaning of the nameSivaldo
- Male
- Si-val-do
Sivaldo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -valdo, a formative of Germanic origin with more than one explanation; the first part is of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Sivaldo 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)
- 9,218
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,822
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,810
- people
Sivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sivaldo, 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 (2,588 people).
21 women 9,197 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 Sivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.019%
- Alagoas 0.011%
- Sergipe 0.011%
- Pernambuco 0.008%
- Rondônia 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,622 | 0.019% |
| São Paulo | 1,757 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 691 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 617 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 460 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 430 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 352 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 331 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 255 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 246 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 221 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 200 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 178 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 133 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 115 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 104 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 73 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 50 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 29 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sivaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formative -valdo, of Germanic origin, with more than one possible origin: walt/wald ('one who rules'), hard/hart ('strong'), balths or bald ('bold, daring') and old ('old'). The origin of the first part, Si-, is uncertain. The name is almost always male and has the most records among people born from the 1960s to the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,218 people named Sivaldo; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Sivaldo
What does the name Sivaldo mean?
The meaning of Sivaldo 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 Sivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,218 people with the first name Sivaldo, which ranks it number 1,822 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Sivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Sivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 9,197 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Sivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.019% of the state's population is named Sivaldo (2,622 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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