Meaning of the nameValdenia
- Female
- Val-de-ni-a
Valdenia is a Brazilian female name beginning with Vald-, a name-forming element of Germanic origin found in names such as Valdomiro and Valdinei.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdenia 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)
- 5,039
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,721
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,781
- people
Valdenia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdenia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,636 people).
5,016 women 23 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 Valdenia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdenia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.019%
- Piauí 0.013%
- Paraíba 0.009%
- Pernambuco 0.005%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 1,636 | 0.019% |
| Minas Gerais | 599 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 429 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 418 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 418 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 348 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 211 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 167 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 134 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 105 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 100 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 97 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 84 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 63 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 21 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdenia
Valdenia begins with Vald-, a name-forming element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records with more than one possible Germanic origin: walt or wald, 'the one who rules'; hard or hart, 'strong'; balths or bald, 'bold, daring'; and old, 'old'. The exact composition of Valdenia and the origin of the spelling are uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,039 people named Valdenia, with a median age of 41. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Morfemário: Valdo-, Vald- · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdenia
What does the name Valdenia mean?
The meaning of Valdenia 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 Valdenia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,039 people with the first name Valdenia, which ranks it number 2,721 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Valdenia a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdenia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,016 women and 23 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdenia most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.019% of the state's population is named Valdenia (1,636 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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