Meaning of the nameValda
- Female
- Val-da
Valda is a short feminine name of uncertain origin in Brazil, with the same ending -valda as Brazilian names such as Marivalda and Rosivalda.
Meaning
The meaning of Valda 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)
- 7,588
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,052
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,490
- people
Valda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valda, 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 (2,071 people).
7,553 women 35 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 Valda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.008%
- Goiás 0.007%
- Ceará 0.007%
- Distrito Federal 0.006%
- Pará 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,055 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 991 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 732 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 619 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 522 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 479 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 474 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 363 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 301 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 280 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 229 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 208 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 177 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 160 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 144 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 115 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 96 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 95 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 88 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 82 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 78 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 78 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 66 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 55 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 49 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valda
The origin of Valda in Brazilian use is uncertain, and the meaning is not known for certain. In the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -valda, from Marivalda, Nivalda and Rosivalda, has an uncertain origin and is probably the feminine of -aldo and -valdo. A Latvian feminine name with the same spelling exists, Valda, which Wiktionary gives as the feminine of Valdis, linked to valdīt, 'to rule'; a connection of that name with Brazilian use is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,588 people named Valda, with a median age of 58.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ALDA, -VALDA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Valda · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Valda
What does the name Valda mean?
The meaning of Valda 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 Valda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,588 people with the first name Valda, which ranks it number 2,052 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valda a boy's or a girl's name?
Valda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,553 women and 35 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valda most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Valda (301 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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