Meaning of the nameVidal
- Male
- Latin origin
- Vi-dal
Vidal is a male name of Latin origin, from Latin vitalis, 'vital; life-giving'.
Meaning
“vital; life-giving”
Source: Wiktionary: Vidal · Wiktionary: vitalis · Behind the Name: Vidal
- People (2022)
- 1,601
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,994
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,071
- people
Vidal in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vidal, 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 (397 people).
24 women 1,577 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 Vidal is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vidal in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 279 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 170 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 148 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 106 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 98 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 86 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 60 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 55 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 53 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 43 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vidal
Vidal comes from Latin vītālis, 'vital; life-giving', according to Wiktionary. Behind the Name describes it as the Spanish and Catalan form of Vitalis. In Portuguese, Wiktionary records it as a surname of Latin origin, and as a given name it appears in Catalan. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,601 people named Vidal, with a median age of 58. It is almost always a male name.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Vidal · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: vitalis · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Vidal · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Vidal
What does the name Vidal mean?
Vidal means “vital; life-giving”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Vidal in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,601 people with the first name Vidal, which ranks it number 5,994 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Vidal a boy's or a girl's name?
Vidal is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 1,577 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Vidal?
Vidal is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Vidal most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Vidal (148 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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