Meaning of the nameValdir
- Male
- Val-dir
Valdir is a Brazilian masculine name that Behind the Name describes as a possible contracted form of Valdemar or Valdomiro, with an uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdir 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)
- 155,430
- Rank in Brazil
- #215
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 188,122
- people
Valdir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdir, 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 (49,805 people).
854 women 154,576 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 Valdir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.159%
- Paraná 0.145%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.140%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.103%
- Rondônia 0.102%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 40,658 | 0.092% |
| Paraná | 16,592 | 0.145% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15,285 | 0.140% |
| Minas Gerais | 13,484 | 0.066% |
| Santa Catarina | 12,093 | 0.159% |
| Bahia | 9,537 | 0.067% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,818 | 0.043% |
| Goiás | 4,642 | 0.066% |
| Pernambuco | 4,462 | 0.049% |
| Pará | 3,870 | 0.048% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,445 | 0.094% |
| Maranhão | 3,086 | 0.046% |
| Ceará | 2,911 | 0.033% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,832 | 0.103% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,582 | 0.067% |
| Paraíba | 1,923 | 0.048% |
| Piauí | 1,855 | 0.057% |
| Rondônia | 1,618 | 0.102% |
| Alagoas | 1,575 | 0.050% |
| Amazonas | 1,328 | 0.034% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,172 | 0.042% |
| Sergipe | 992 | 0.045% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 990 | 0.030% |
| Tocantins | 864 | 0.057% |
| Acre | 296 | 0.036% |
| Amapá | 272 | 0.037% |
| Roraima | 248 | 0.039% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdir
Behind the Name presents Valdir as a Brazilian Portuguese name, possibly a contracted form of Valdemar or Valdomiro, and gives Valdirene as the corresponding feminine form. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes Valdir among the Brazilian names with the element Val-, which perhaps comes from names such as Valdemar. Because the link to those names is only probable, the meaning of Valdir is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 155,430 people named Valdir, with a median age of 55, and the name is, proportionally, most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Valdir · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Val-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdir
What does the name Valdir mean?
The meaning of Valdir 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 Valdir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 155,430 people with the first name Valdir, which ranks it number 215 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdir a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 854 women and 154,576 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdir most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.159% of the state's population is named Valdir (12,093 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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