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Meaning of the nameValdilene

Valdilene is a Brazilian female name that joins the beginning Vald-, of several possible Germanic origins, to the ending -lene, from names such as Irene and Marlene.

Meaning

The meaning of Valdilene 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)
15,076
Rank in Brazil
#1,287
Median age
41 years
2010 Census
16,162
people

Valdilene in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Valdilene, 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 (5,316 people).

14,955 women 121 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 Valdilene is most common

States with the highest share of people named Valdilene in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Paraíba 0.025%
  2. Sergipe 0.025%
  3. Pernambuco 0.022%
  4. Alagoas 0.019%
  5. Maranhão 0.018%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pernambuco1,9690.022%
São Paulo1,6100.004%
Bahia1,4570.010%
Pará1,3910.017%
Maranhão1,2240.018%
Minas Gerais1,1560.006%
Paraíba9910.025%
Ceará7580.009%
Rio de Janeiro7220.005%
Alagoas5950.019%
Sergipe5410.025%
Goiás3760.005%
Amazonas3360.009%
Rio Grande do Norte2470.008%
Piauí2380.007%
Paraná2170.002%
Mato Grosso2140.006%
Espírito Santo1720.005%
Distrito Federal1370.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul1280.005%
Rondônia1250.008%
Santa Catarina1130.002%
Tocantins1040.007%
Amapá1030.014%
Acre710.009%
Roraima480.008%
Rio Grande do Sul330.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Valdilene

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links the formative Vald- to more than one Germanic origin, such as balths, 'bold', and walt, 'powerful', and the ending -lene probably to French -enne or to names such as Irene and Marlene. The same dictionary analyzes the similar name Valdilane as Valdi- + -lane. Because Vald- has more than one possible origin, the meaning of Valdilene is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,076 people named Valdilene, with a median age of 41. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  2. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdilane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Valdilene

What does the name Valdilene mean?

The meaning of Valdilene 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 Valdilene in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,076 people with the first name Valdilene, which ranks it number 1,287 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Valdilene a boy's or a girl's name?

Valdilene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,955 women and 121 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Valdilene most common?

Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.025% of the state's population is named Valdilene (991 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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