Meaning of the nameValdete
- Unisex
- Val-de-te
Valdete is a Brazilian name used mainly by women, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes as Val- + -dete; the origin of the whole is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdete 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)
- 42,871
- Rank in Brazil
- #631
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 49,878
- people
Valdete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdete, 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 (13,372 people).
38,322 women 4,549 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 Valdete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.052%
- Espírito Santo 0.034%
- Minas Gerais 0.031%
- Sergipe 0.031%
- Goiás 0.030%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,759 | 0.020% |
| Bahia | 7,288 | 0.052% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,428 | 0.031% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,239 | 0.029% |
| Paraná | 2,206 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 2,142 | 0.030% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,125 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 1,490 | 0.016% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,296 | 0.034% |
| Paraíba | 1,010 | 0.025% |
| Pará | 966 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 898 | 0.025% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 750 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 692 | 0.031% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 584 | 0.021% |
| Distrito Federal | 568 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 499 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 489 | 0.015% |
| Rondônia | 402 | 0.025% |
| Alagoas | 399 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 377 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 358 | 0.011% |
| Tocantins | 350 | 0.023% |
| Ceará | 346 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 71 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 71 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 68 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the formation Val- + -dete and the spelling variant Valdethe. In the Morphemary of the same project, Val- is perhaps a fragment of names such as Valdemar, and Valdete appears among the Brazilian names with the ending -ete, which comes from French -ette, a diminutive suffix of Latin origin. The origin of the name as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 42,871 people named Valdete, with a median age of 57. Most of the people recorded were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s; the name is predominantly female, with a share of male records, and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdete
What does the name Valdete mean?
The meaning of Valdete 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 Valdete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 42,871 people with the first name Valdete, which ranks it number 631 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdete a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdete is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 38,322 women and 4,549 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdete most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.052% of the state's population is named Valdete (7,288 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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