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Valdez
How to Pronounce Valdez
Pronounced val-DEZ /vɑlˈdɛz/Medium
Meaning: Valdez is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning 'son of Valdo or Baldo', names built on a Germanic root for 'bold, brave'. Given as a first name, most often in Hispanic families, it reads as a heritage surname-name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Valdez is a Spanish surname of the patronymic -ez type, meaning 'son of Valdo or Baldo', personal names rooted in a Germanic word for 'bold'. Used as a given name, chiefly within Hispanic American families honoring a family surname, it stayed rare; it appears in the 1950s and peaked around 1974.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its height, so a Valdez from that time would be in his fifties today. It reads as a heritage surname-name rather than a trend, fitting the broader taste for last names used up front.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Valdez mean?
It is a Spanish surname meaning 'son of Valdo or Baldo', used as a given name.
How do you pronounce Valdez?
It's said val-DEZ /vɑlˈdɛz/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Valdez a boy or girl name?
Valdez is used here as a boy's name.
How popular is Valdez?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its high point in the mid nineteen-seventies.