Meaning of the nameValdiva
- Female
- Val-di-va
Valdiva is a female Brazilian name beginning with Vald-, a formative that the Morfemário associates with more than one etymological origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,523 people named Valdiva, the 6,187th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdiva 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)
- 1,523
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,187
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,729
- people
Valdiva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdiva, 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 (419 people).
1,490 women 33 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 Valdiva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdiva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 324 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 250 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 236 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 119 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 95 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 48 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 29 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdiva
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes Vald- as a formative with more than one attested etymological origin, among them balths, 'bold', and walt, 'powerful', and lists Valdemar and Valdomiro among the traditional names. The origin of Valdiva as a whole name is uncertain, and the meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,523 people named Valdiva, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Most were born in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdiva · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Valdiva
What does the name Valdiva mean?
The meaning of Valdiva 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 Valdiva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,523 people with the first name Valdiva, which ranks it number 6,187 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdiva a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdiva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,490 women and 33 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdiva most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Valdiva (250 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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