Meaning of the nameValdson
- Male
- Vald-son
Valdson is a Brazilian male name formed from the beginning Vald- and the ending -son, "son of" in English; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdson 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)
- 1,923
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,245
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,101
- people
Valdson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdson, 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 (496 people).
0 women 1,918 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 Valdson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Sergipe | 350 | 0.016% |
| Goiás | 246 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 204 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 167 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 151 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 122 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 119 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 90 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 84 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 53 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 47 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as an English formative, a patronymic meaning "son of" (Edson, Jackson, Aldson), and Vald- as the beginning of Valdemar and Valderson, with a Germanic origin linked to "bold" or "powerful". Valdson combines the two elements, but the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. It is almost always a male name, for people born mostly between the 1960s and the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,923 people named Valdson, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdson
What does the name Valdson mean?
The meaning of Valdson 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 Valdson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,923 people with the first name Valdson, which ranks it number 5,245 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Valdson a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,918 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valdson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.016% of the state's population is named Valdson (350 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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