Rivaldo
Rivaldo is a masculine given name. Many football players have their name as Rivaldo. It was originally from Portugal and Brazil.
Meaning & Origin of Rivaldo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rivaldo is a masculine given name. Many football players have their name as Rivaldo. It was originally from Portugal and Brazil.
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The Story of Rivaldo
Rivaldo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1998, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 30 Rivaldos were born — ranking #2,988 that year. As of 2026, Rivaldo ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 232 Rivaldos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Rivaldo
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Rivaldo (Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira; born 1972), Brazilian former footballer
- Rivaldo Barbosa (chief of police) , Brazilian chief of police
- Rivaldo Barbosa de Souza (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
- Rivaldo Coetzee (born 1996), South African footballer
- Rivaldo Costa Amaral Filho (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
- Rivaldo Fairweather (born 2002), American football player
- Rivaldo González (born 1987), Paraguayan footballer
- Rivaldo Morais (born 2000), Cape Verdean footballer
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Names that sound like Rivaldo
Phonetically similar names — useful when Rivaldo is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Rinaldo
- Rivaled
- Revealed
- Reviled
- Reveled
- Raveled
- Rivalled
- Ravelled
- Revelled
- Ravello
- Riveled
- Ravelo
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About the name Rivaldo
Rivaldo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 232 births in the dataset. Rivaldo's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #2,988. Use the chart and map above to compare Rivaldo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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