Meaning of the nameValdemar

Male
Germanic origin
Val-de-mar

Valdemar is a male name of Germanic origin, coming from German Waldemar, formed from elements that Behind the Name translates as 'power' and 'renowned'.

Meaning

“'power' and 'renowned' (Germanic walt + mari), according to Behind the Name; Machado reads 'bold horse'”

Source: Wiktionary: Waldemar · Behind the Name: Waldemar · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdemar

People (2022): 57,906
Rank in Brazil: #513
Median age: 63 years
2010 Census: 82,199; people

Valdemar in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Valdemar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (14,312 people).

155 women 57,751 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 Valdemar is most common

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

Santa Catarina 0.052%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.049%
Piauí 0.043%
Tocantins 0.042%
Paraná 0.042%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	11,870	0.027%
Bahia	5,551	0.039%
Rio Grande do Sul	5,297	0.049%
Minas Gerais	4,896	0.024%
Paraná	4,834	0.042%
Santa Catarina	3,954	0.052%
Goiás	2,515	0.036%
Pernambuco	1,964	0.022%
Ceará	1,913	0.022%
Maranhão	1,910	0.028%
Pará	1,857	0.023%
Piauí	1,406	0.043%
Rio de Janeiro	1,318	0.008%
Mato Grosso	1,295	0.035%
Mato Grosso do Sul	937	0.034%
Paraíba	895	0.023%
Espírito Santo	894	0.023%
Alagoas	735	0.024%
Rio Grande do Norte	665	0.020%
Amazonas	645	0.016%
Tocantins	639	0.042%
Distrito Federal	611	0.022%
Rondônia	553	0.035%
Sergipe	399	0.018%
Acre	145	0.018%
Roraima	121	0.019%
Amapá	87	0.012%

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

About the name Valdemar

Wiktionary records Valdemar as a borrowing from German Waldemar, which it breaks down into waltan, 'to rule', and māri, 'famous'. Behind the Name gives Waldemar the elements walt, 'power, authority', and mari, 'renowned'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado (1981), proposes another reading, with balths, 'bold', and mahra, 'horse': 'bold horse'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 57,906 people named Valdemar, with a median age of 63. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

Wiktionary: Valdemar · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Waldemar · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Waldemar · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdemar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning

Questions about the name Valdemar

What does the name Valdemar mean?

Valdemar means “'power' and 'renowned' (Germanic walt + mari), according to Behind the Name; Machado reads 'bold horse'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Valdemar in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 57,906 people with the first name Valdemar, which ranks it number 513 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Valdemar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 155 women and 57,751 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Valdemar?

Valdemar is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Valdemar most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.052% of the state's population is named Valdemar (3,954 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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