Meaning of the nameValdi
- Male
- Val-di
Valdi is a masculine name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil shows as the first element of Valdinei (Valdi- + -nei).
Meaning
The meaning of Valdi 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)
- 3,431
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,546
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,060
- people
Valdi in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdi, 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 (884 people).
193 women 3,238 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 Valdi is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdi in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.004%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 495 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 342 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 268 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 234 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 211 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 211 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 198 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 151 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 146 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 130 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 118 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 104 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 88 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 79 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 77 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 76 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 69 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 45 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 31 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdi
The origin of the name Valdi is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Valdinei as Valdi- + -nei, with the spelling variant Valdiney, which shows Valdi- as an element of longer names. The Morfemário groups Valdinei among the names with the formative Vald-, for which it lists more than one attested Germanic origin, such as balths, 'bold', and walt, 'powerful', without indicating which applies to Valdi. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,431 people named Valdi, with a median age of 53; it is almost always male and, proportionally, is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdinei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Vald-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdi
What does the name Valdi mean?
The meaning of Valdi 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 Valdi in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,431 people with the first name Valdi, which ranks it number 3,546 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdi a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdi is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 193 women and 3,238 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdi most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Valdi (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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