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Meaning of the nameValdelirio

Valdelirio is a Brazilian masculine name that begins with Val-, an element found in several names formed in the country, but whose full formation is not documented.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 869 people named Valdelirio, the 9,109th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Valdelirio 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)
869
Rank in Brazil
#9,109
Median age
57 years
2010 Census
1,063
people

Valdelirio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Valdelirio, 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 (254 people).

0 women 867 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 Valdelirio is most common

States with the highest share of people named Valdelirio in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul3080.003%
Santa Catarina1800.002%
Paraná1260.001%
São Paulo410.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul410.002%
Pará300.000%
Mato Grosso280.001%
Minas Gerais260.000%
Bahia200.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Valdelirio

The Morfemário describes Val- as an element perhaps taken from names such as Valdemar, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes the feminine name Valdelia as Val- + -delia. For Valdelirio there is no documented formation, and the origin is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 869 people named Valdelirio, with a median age of 57. Almost all are men, and most were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdelia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Val-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Valdelirio

What does the name Valdelirio mean?

The meaning of Valdelirio 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 Valdelirio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 869 people with the first name Valdelirio, which ranks it number 9,109 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Valdelirio a boy's or a girl's name?

Valdelirio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 867 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Valdelirio most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Valdelirio (308 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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