Meaning of the nameWaldeir
- Male
- Wal-deir
Waldeir is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, written with W and listed in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil with the spelling variant Waldeyr.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,513 people named Waldeir, the 6,221st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Waldeir 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)
- 1,513
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,221
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,342
- people
Waldeir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Waldeir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (339 people).
27 women 1,486 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 Waldeir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Waldeir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 399 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 203 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 191 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 161 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 73 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 50 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 16 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Waldeir
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Waldeyr as a spelling variant of Waldeir. For Brazilian names that begin with Vald-, such as Valderson and Valdeilson, its Morfemário assigns the beginning more than one Germanic origin: balths, "bold", or walt, "powerful". The origin of Waldeir is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,513 people named Waldeir, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás. The name is almost always male, with records since the 1940s and most of the people recorded born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Waldeir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Vald-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Waldeir
What does the name Waldeir mean?
The meaning of Waldeir 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 Waldeir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,513 people with the first name Waldeir, which ranks it number 6,221 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Waldeir a boy's or a girl's name?
Waldeir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 27 women and 1,486 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Waldeir most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Waldeir (161 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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