Meaning of the nameAdalton
- Male
- A-dal-ton
Adalton is a Brazilian male name beginning with Adal-, an element the Morfemário links to Germanic 'noble'; the meaning of the whole name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Adalton is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,672
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,235
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,481
- people
Adalton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adalton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,577 people).
23 women 6,649 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 Adalton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adalton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.008%
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- Pará 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,187 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 1,128 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 1,057 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 401 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 336 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 320 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 293 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 252 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 211 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 152 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 139 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 135 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 128 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 114 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 113 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 92 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 85 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 84 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 75 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 69 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 68 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 67 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 62 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 31 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 28 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adalton
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that Adal- may come from Germanic athal > adal, 'noble', or be a splinter of traditional names such as Adalberto, Adalfredo and Adalmir. The specific formation of Adalton is not documented, so the meaning of the whole name is left undefined. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,672 people named Adalton. The 1970s and 1980s account for the largest number of people born with this name, which is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Adal-, Ada-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adalton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Adalton
What does the name Adalton mean?
The meaning of Adalton is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Adalton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,672 people with the first name Adalton, which ranks it number 2,235 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Adalton a boy's or a girl's name?
Adalton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 23 women and 6,649 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adalton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.008% of the state's population is named Adalton (1,128 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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