Meaning of the nameVal
- Unisex
- Val
Val is a short name, used for men and women, that in English is an abbreviated form of names beginning with Val-.
Meaning
The meaning of Val is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,353
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,746
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,532
- people
Val in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Val, 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 (376 people).
537 women 816 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 Val is most common
States with the highest share of people named Val in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 247 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 245 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 108 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 88 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 74 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 42 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 35 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Val
In English, Val is a short form of names such as Valentine and Valerie, according to Behind the Name. In Brazil, the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Val- as perhaps a fragment of names such as Valdemar, but the name Val itself has no meaning known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,353 people named Val, with a median age of 44. Used by men and women, most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Val · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Val-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Val
What does the name Val mean?
The meaning of Val is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Val in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,353 people with the first name Val, which ranks it number 6,746 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Val a boy's or a girl's name?
Val is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 537 women and 816 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Val most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Val (245 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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