Meaning of the nameAdila
- Female
- Arabic origin
- A-di-la
Adila is a female name of Arabic origin, the feminine form of Adil, which means 'just, honest'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Adil, 'just, honest'”
Source: Behind the Name: Adila · Behind the Name: Adil
- People (2022)
- 5,490
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,575
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,005
- people
Adila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,299 people).
5,371 women 119 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 Adila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.008%
- Bahia 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Pará 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 902 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 481 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 453 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 445 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 436 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 410 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 351 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 251 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 226 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 185 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 174 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 167 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 119 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 101 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 83 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 75 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 74 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 70 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 70 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 69 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 63 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 57 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 56 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 54 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 43 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 43 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 32 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adila
Adila is the feminine form of Adil, an Arabic name that Behind the Name translates as 'just, honest' and links to the Arabic root ʿadala, 'to act justly'. In Arabic, the name is written عادلة. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the entry Adila with the spelling variants Adyla and Hadila. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,490 people named Adila, with a median age of 23, and, proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Adila · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Adil · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Adila
What does the name Adila mean?
Adila means “feminine form of Adil, 'just, honest'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Adila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,490 people with the first name Adila, which ranks it number 2,575 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Adila a boy's or a girl's name?
Adila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,371 women and 119 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Adila?
Adila is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Adila most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.008% of the state's population is named Adila (251 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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