Meaning of the nameAdalia
- Female
- A-da-li-a
Adalia is a feminine name of uncertain origin, recorded in the 2022 Census in every birth decade from before 1940 onward, with the spelling variant Adalhia.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,774 people named Adalia, the 5,562nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 59, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Adalia 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)
- 1,774
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,562
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,138
- people
Adalia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adalia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (364 people).
1,762 women 0 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 Adalia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adalia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.004%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 263 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 180 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 168 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 142 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 103 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 95 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 79 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 50 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 41 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adalia
The origin of the spelling Adalia is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Adalhia as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,774 people named Adalia, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, the name is most common in Piauí. It is almost always recorded as a female name, and the 1950s and 1960s account for more people than the other decades.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adalia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Adalia
What does the name Adalia mean?
The meaning of Adalia 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 Adalia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,774 people with the first name Adalia, which ranks it number 5,562 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Adalia a boy's or a girl's name?
Adalia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,762 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adalia most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Adalia (142 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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