Meaning of the nameValdice
- Female
- Val-di-ce
Valdice is a Brazilian female name that begins with Vald(i)-, an element of debated Germanic origin; the meaning of the full name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdice 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)
- 5,366
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,611
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,110
- people
Valdice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdice, 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 (1,487 people).
5,248 women 118 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 Valdice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,873 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 1,240 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 778 | 0.035% |
| Alagoas | 359 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 181 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 133 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 129 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 90 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 84 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 81 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 69 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 53 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 41 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdice
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) presents the element Vald-/Valdo- with possible Germanic origins: balths ('bold') or walt ('powerful'). The origin of the ending -dice is uncertain, and Valdice as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,366 people named Valdice, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. It is an almost always female name, given mostly to people born between the 1950s and 1970.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdice
What does the name Valdice mean?
The meaning of Valdice 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 Valdice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,366 people with the first name Valdice, which ranks it number 2,611 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdice a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,248 women and 118 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdice most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.035% of the state's population is named Valdice (778 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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