Meaning of the nameAdelaine
- Female
- A-de-lai-ne
Adelaine is a feminine name similar to Adelaide and Adeline, with a Germanic root linked to 'noble'; the origin of the spelling is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Adelaine 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)
- 2,323
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,619
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,236
- people
Adelaine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adelaine, 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 (760 people).
2,292 women 31 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 Adelaine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adelaine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 484 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 392 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 164 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 161 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 126 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 114 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 111 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 110 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 69 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 68 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 60 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 56 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 50 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 28 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adelaine
The origin of the spelling Adelaine is uncertain. The beginning Adel- is a name element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic athal, 'noble', as in Adelaide and Adelina. According to Behind the Name, Adelaide comes from Adalheidis, formed by adal, 'noble', and heit, 'kind, type'; the connection of Adelaine to these names is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,323 people named Adelaine, with a median age of 36, almost all of them women and most of them born between 1970 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Adelaide · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Adel-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adelaine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Adelaine
What does the name Adelaine mean?
The meaning of Adelaine 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 Adelaine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,323 people with the first name Adelaine, which ranks it number 4,619 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Adelaine a boy's or a girl's name?
Adelaine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,292 women and 31 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adelaine most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Adelaine (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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