Meaning of the nameValdira
- Female
- Val-di-ra
Valdira is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, beginning with the element Vald-, the same as in Valdemar and Valdinei.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdira 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)
- 8,112
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,967
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,348
- people
Valdira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdira, 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 (2,147 people).
8,062 women 50 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 Valdira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.020%
- Bahia 0.011%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,570 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 1,539 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 483 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 445 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 433 | 0.020% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 386 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 352 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 345 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 303 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 302 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 241 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 236 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 215 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 196 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 161 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 143 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 122 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 116 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 108 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 107 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 98 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 73 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 51 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdira
The origin of Valdira is uncertain. The morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil documents Vald-/Valdo- in names such as Valdemar, Valdomiro, Valdinei and Valdeilson and records more than one Germanic origin for it, such as balths, 'bold', and walt, 'powerful'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,112 people named Valdira, with a median age of 57. The name is almost always female, concentrated among women born from the 1950s to the 1970s and, proportionally, most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdira
What does the name Valdira mean?
The meaning of Valdira 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 Valdira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,112 people with the first name Valdira, which ranks it number 1,967 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdira a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,062 women and 50 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdira most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.020% of the state's population is named Valdira (433 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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