Meaning of the nameValdenir
- Unisex
- Val-de-nir
Valdenir is a name of uncertain origin, predominantly male, that begins with Vald-, a formative with more than one attested Germanic root.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdenir 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)
- 20,289
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,054
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 23,480
- people
Valdenir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdenir, 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 (6,397 people).
3,032 women 17,257 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 Valdenir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdenir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.020%
- Mato Grosso 0.018%
- Maranhão 0.018%
- Rondônia 0.018%
- Paraná 0.017%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,278 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 1,919 | 0.017% |
| Ceará | 1,374 | 0.016% |
| Bahia | 1,353 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,324 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,323 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 1,210 | 0.018% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,153 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,061 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 949 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 791 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 659 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 555 | 0.020% |
| Espírito Santo | 490 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 452 | 0.014% |
| Pernambuco | 389 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 344 | 0.009% |
| Rondônia | 277 | 0.018% |
| Tocantins | 231 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 214 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 187 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 163 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 159 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 128 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 110 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 105 | 0.014% |
| Roraima | 91 | 0.014% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdenir
Valdenir begins with Vald-, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to more than one Germanic origin: balths, 'bold', in Valdemiro, and walt, 'powerful', in Valfredo; for Valdemar, it also cites Gothic waldan, 'to rule'. Among Brazilian names with this beginning, the dictionary lists Valdinei and Valdonei. The origin of the ending -nir and of the whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 20,289 people named Valdenir, with a median age of 49. The name is predominantly male and peaked among people born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Vald-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdenir
What does the name Valdenir mean?
The meaning of Valdenir 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 Valdenir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,289 people with the first name Valdenir, which ranks it number 1,054 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valdenir a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdenir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 3,032 women and 17,257 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdenir most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.020% of the state's population is named Valdenir (555 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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