Rivaldo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ree-VAHL-doh
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Rivaldo is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Rivaldo mean?
Portuguese given name; exact root uncertain
Brazilian footballer Rivaldo won the 2002 World Cup and the 1999 Ballon d'Or.
Is Rivaldo a girl's or a boy's name?
Rivaldo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rivaldo in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 6 boys.
Rivaldo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Rivaldo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Rivaldo, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2001, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Rivaldo in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rivaldo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 30 | #2,983 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
Names like Rivaldo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rodrigo Diego Romeo Iago Samuel Luca Rio Santiago Thiago Marco Alvaro Ricardo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rivaldo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rivaldo, updated 20 October 2026.