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Meaning of the nameAdilia

Adilia is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, recorded mainly among people born up to the 1950s.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,601 people named Adilia, the 5,994th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 67, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Meaning

The meaning of Adilia 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)
1,601
Rank in Brazil
#5,994
Median age
67 years
2010 Census
2,332
people

Adilia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Adilia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (339 people).

1,595 women 0 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 Adilia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Adilia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  3. Ceará 0.001%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2810.001%
Rio de Janeiro2230.001%
Minas Gerais1520.001%
Ceará1210.001%
Santa Catarina1110.002%
Bahia880.001%
Paraná790.001%
Pernambuco680.001%
Espírito Santo630.002%
Rio Grande do Sul580.001%
Goiás510.001%
Paraíba480.001%
Piauí460.001%
Rio Grande do Norte290.001%
Distrito Federal250.001%
Alagoas230.001%
Sergipe210.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul200.001%
Amazonas190.001%
Pará160.000%
Mato Grosso160.000%
Maranhão150.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Adilia

The origin of the spelling Adilia is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,601 people named Adilia, with a median age of 67. It is almost always a female name, with records ranging from before 1940 to the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adilia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Adilia

What does the name Adilia mean?

The meaning of Adilia 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 Adilia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,601 people with the first name Adilia, which ranks it number 5,994 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.

Is Adilia a boy's or a girl's name?

Adilia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,595 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Adilia most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Adilia (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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