Meaning of the nameValdeir
- Male
- Val-deir
Valdeir is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, most often recorded among people born in the 1960s through the 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdeir 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)
- 27,399
- Rank in Brazil
- #871
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 31,336
- people
Valdeir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdeir, 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 (7,075 people).
843 women 26,556 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 Valdeir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdeir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.039%
- Espírito Santo 0.038%
- Mato Grosso 0.035%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.033%
- Goiás 0.032%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 4,719 | 0.023% |
| São Paulo | 4,646 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 2,277 | 0.032% |
| Bahia | 2,194 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,739 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 1,584 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,474 | 0.038% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,269 | 0.035% |
| Pará | 1,013 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 907 | 0.033% |
| Pernambuco | 816 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 757 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 622 | 0.039% |
| Paraíba | 388 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 361 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 357 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 312 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 304 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 289 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 271 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 234 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 227 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 209 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 186 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 99 | 0.016% |
| Acre | 89 | 0.011% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdeir
The origin of Valdeir is uncertain. The name begins with Val-, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as perhaps taken from traditional names such as Valdemar, and it appears in other Brazilian names such as Valdir and Valnei. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 27,399 people named Valdeir, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rondônia, and it is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Val-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdeir
What does the name Valdeir mean?
The meaning of Valdeir 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 Valdeir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 27,399 people with the first name Valdeir, which ranks it number 871 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valdeir a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdeir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 843 women and 26,556 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdeir most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.039% of the state's population is named Valdeir (622 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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