Meaning of the nameAdelir
- Unisex
- A-de-lir
Adelir is a name used by men and women in Brazil, of undocumented formation, with most records among people born from 1950 to 1970.
Meaning
The meaning of Adelir 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)
- 3,371
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,585
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,972
- people
Adelir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adelir, 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 (966 people).
1,272 women 2,099 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 Adelir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adelir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.017%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Paraná 0.006%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 1,267 | 0.017% |
| Paraná | 668 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 650 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 325 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 103 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 93 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 92 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adelir
The origin of Adelir is uncertain. It resembles names beginning with Adel-, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) associates with Germanic athal/adal, 'noble', in Adelaide and Adelina; the formation of Adelir itself is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,371 people named Adelir, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (ADEL-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adelir
What does the name Adelir mean?
The meaning of Adelir 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 Adelir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,371 people with the first name Adelir, which ranks it number 3,585 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Adelir a boy's or a girl's name?
Adelir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,272 women and 2,099 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adelir most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.017% of the state's population is named Adelir (1,267 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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