Meaning of the nameAdenilton
- Male
- A-de-nil-ton
Adenilton is a Brazilian male name formed from Ade- and nilton, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil); the meaning of the combination is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Adenilton 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)
- 8,424
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,925
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,055
- people
Adenilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adenilton, 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 (2,586 people).
25 women 8,399 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 Adenilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adenilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.024%
- Sergipe 0.014%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Goiás 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 3,324 | 0.024% |
| São Paulo | 1,197 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 704 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 338 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 332 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 301 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 279 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 277 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 200 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 198 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 154 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 148 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 117 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 110 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 106 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 95 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 86 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 79 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 78 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 57 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 55 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 50 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 22 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adenilton
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Adenilton as Ade- + nilton. Its Morfemário (morpheme list) describes Ade- as a probable fragment of traditional names such as Aderbal and -ilton as a probable fragment of Milton, with Nilton among the reference names. The meaning of Adenilton as a whole is uncertain. It is almost always a male name, given mostly to people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,424 people named Adenilton, with a median age of 39. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adenilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adenilton
What does the name Adenilton mean?
The meaning of Adenilton 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 Adenilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,424 people with the first name Adenilton, which ranks it number 1,925 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Adenilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Adenilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 8,399 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adenilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.024% of the state's population is named Adenilton (3,324 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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