Meaning of the nameAdalto
- Male
- Latin origin
- A-dal-to
Adalto is a male name that Wiktionary derives from the Latin participle adauctus, 'grown, increased'.
- People (2022)
- 17,171
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,173
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,126
- people
Adalto in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adalto, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (4,211 people).
49 women 17,122 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 Adalto is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adalto in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.019%
- Espírito Santo 0.017%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.014%
- Mato Grosso 0.013%
- Bahia 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,414 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,734 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 1,623 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,173 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 1,156 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 760 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 640 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 638 | 0.017% |
| Ceará | 579 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 527 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 481 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 478 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 371 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 307 | 0.019% |
| Piauí | 268 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 266 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 255 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 242 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 217 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 203 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 187 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 162 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 157 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 153 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 65 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 63 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 52 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adalto
According to Wiktionary, Adalto comes from the Latin adauctus, 'grown, increased', a participle of adaugeō. According to Wiktionary's Latin entry, the same adauctus, as the name of the martyr and saint Adauctus, gave the Portuguese Adauto. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Adaulto as a spelling variant of Adalto. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,171 people named Adalto, with a median age of 51; the name is almost always male, had the most records among those born in the 1960s, and proportionally it is most common in Rondônia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Adalto · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: adauctus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adalto · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Adalto
What does the name Adalto mean?
Adalto means “grown, increased”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Adalto in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 17,171 people with the first name Adalto, which ranks it number 1,173 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Adalto a boy's or a girl's name?
Adalto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 49 women and 17,122 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Adalto?
Adalto is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Adalto most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.019% of the state's population is named Adalto (307 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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