Meaning of the nameValdina
- Female
- Val-di-na
Valdina is a female Brazilian name ending in -ina, a diminutive affix of Latin origin; the beginning Vald- has more than one proposed Germanic origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,868 people named Valdina, the 3,265th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdina 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)
- 3,868
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,265
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,577
- people
Valdina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdina, 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 (1,054 people).
3,510 women 358 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 Valdina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 573 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 527 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 359 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 309 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 252 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 208 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 180 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 164 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 154 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 146 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 138 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 131 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 106 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 102 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 92 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 77 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 62 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 50 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 44 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdina
Valdina ends in -ina, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a diminutive affix from Latin, marked as feminine; Edvaldina and Adalvina are among the Brazilian names cited with this ending. The beginning Vald- has, according to the same dictionary, more than one proposed Germanic origin, such as balths, 'bold', or walt, 'powerful'. The meaning of the whole name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,868 people named Valdina, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Tocantins. The name is almost always female and rare among those born from 1990 on.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdina
What does the name Valdina mean?
The meaning of Valdina 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 Valdina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,868 people with the first name Valdina, which ranks it number 3,265 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdina a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,510 women and 358 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdina most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.007% of the state's population is named Valdina (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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