Meaning of the nameAdelicio
- Male
- A-de-li-ci-o
Adelicio is a masculine name of origin and meaning not known for certain, which begins with the Germanic-origin formative Adel-.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,149 people named Adelicio, the 7,533rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 58, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Adelicio 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)
- 1,149
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,533
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,351
- people
Adelicio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adelicio, 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 (286 people).
0 women 1,146 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 Adelicio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adelicio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 325 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 218 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 193 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 104 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 49 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 18 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adelicio
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has an entry for Adelicio, with 1930 as the year of the first record and 1960 as the peak. The beginning Adel- is a formative of Germanic origin (athal, 'noble') that appears in Adelino and Adélia, but the formation of Adelicio is not known. The origin of the spelling is uncertain. It is almost always male, and most of the people were born before 1980. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,149 people named Adelicio, with a median age of 58; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adelicio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Adel-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adelicio
What does the name Adelicio mean?
The meaning of Adelicio 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 Adelicio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,149 people with the first name Adelicio, which ranks it number 7,533 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Adelicio a boy's or a girl's name?
Adelicio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,146 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adelicio most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Adelicio (325 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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