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Meaning of the nameValeriano

Valeriano is a male name of Latin origin, derived from Valério and from Latin Valerianus, linked to the verb valeō, "to be healthy, to be strong".

Meaning

“derived from Valério, a Roman family name linked to the Latin verb valeō, "to be healthy, to be strong"”

Source: Wiktionary: Valerianus · Wiktionary: Valerius

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People (2022)
1,629
Rank in Brazil
#5,911
Median age
57 years
2010 Census
2,169
people

Valeriano in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Valeriano, 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 (305 people).

0 women 1,627 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 Valeriano is most common

States with the highest share of people named Valeriano in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Goiás 0.002%
  2. Bahia 0.002%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais2240.001%
Bahia2120.002%
São Paulo1890.000%
Goiás1190.002%
Pará820.001%
Maranhão820.001%
Rio Grande do Sul790.001%
Paraná550.001%
Pernambuco540.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul540.002%
Rio de Janeiro520.000%
Ceará500.001%
Paraíba460.001%
Amazonas440.001%
Espírito Santo440.001%
Mato Grosso380.001%
Rio Grande do Norte340.001%
Santa Catarina280.000%
Piauí270.001%
Distrito Federal260.001%
Tocantins230.002%
Alagoas220.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Valeriano

Valeriano comes from Latin Valerianus, formed from Valerius with the suffix -iānus. Wiktionary links Valerius to the Latin verb valeō ("to be healthy, to be strong"), and Behind the Name records Valeriano as the Italian and Spanish form of the Latin name. The meaning is therefore that of the base name Valério. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,629 people named Valeriano, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Valerianus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Valerius · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Valeriano · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Valerian · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Valeriano

What does the name Valeriano mean?

Valeriano means “derived from Valério, a Roman family name linked to the Latin verb valeō, "to be healthy, to be strong"”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Valeriano in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,629 people with the first name Valeriano, which ranks it number 5,911 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Valeriano a boy's or a girl's name?

Valeriano is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,627 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Valeriano?

Valeriano is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Valeriano most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Valeriano (119 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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