Meaning of the nameValdelucia
- Female
- Val-de-lu-ci-a
Valdelucia is a Brazilian feminine name made of a Val- beginning and Luci-, the latter probably a fragment of Lúcia.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 998 people named Valdelucia, the 8,302nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdelucia 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)
- 998
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,302
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,048
- people
Valdelucia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdelucia, 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 (351 people).
992 women 0 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 Valdelucia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdelucia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 145 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 130 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 95 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 80 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 48 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 38 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdelucia
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Luci- as probably a fragment of names such as Lúcia and Lúcio, and Val- as perhaps a fragment of names such as Valdemar. The meaning of the whole name is not documented, and the origin of Valdelucia as a combination is uncertain. It is almost always a female name, and the people recorded were almost all born between the 1950s and the 1990s, with the most births in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 998 people named Valdelucia, with a median age of 48.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdelucia
What does the name Valdelucia mean?
The meaning of Valdelucia 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 Valdelucia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 998 people with the first name Valdelucia, which ranks it number 8,302 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valdelucia a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdelucia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 992 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valdelucia most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.001% of the state's population is named Valdelucia (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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