Meaning of the nameAdeilton
- Male
- A-deil-ton
Adeilton is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilton, a probable fragment of names such as Milton; the meaning of the name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Adeilton 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)
- 11,305
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,558
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,171
- people
Adeilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adeilton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (3,347 people).
42 women 11,263 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 Adeilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adeilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.029%
- Paraíba 0.018%
- Pernambuco 0.017%
- Bahia 0.014%
- Sergipe 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,003 | 0.014% |
| São Paulo | 1,764 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 1,508 | 0.017% |
| Alagoas | 893 | 0.029% |
| Minas Gerais | 786 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 700 | 0.018% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 543 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 523 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 337 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 285 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 263 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 259 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 257 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 203 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 170 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 139 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 120 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 104 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 91 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 77 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 56 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adeilton
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilton as a probable fragment of names such as Milton and cites, among the Brazilian names with this ending, Adailton, Adilton and Edeilton. For the beginning Ad-, Ade-, the same dictionary suggests a fragment of traditional names such as Aderbal. The formation of Adeilton in particular is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,305 people named Adeilton, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adeilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Adeilton
What does the name Adeilton mean?
The meaning of Adeilton 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 Adeilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,305 people with the first name Adeilton, which ranks it number 1,558 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adeilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Adeilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 42 women and 11,263 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adeilton most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.029% of the state's population is named Adeilton (893 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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