Meaning of the nameAdilton
- Male
- A-dil-ton
Adilton is a Brazilian male name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists among the names formed with the ending -ilton.
Meaning
The meaning of Adilton 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)
- 4,835
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,801
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,211
- people
Adilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adilton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,310 people).
0 women 4,825 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 Adilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.014%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,962 | 0.014% |
| São Paulo | 546 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 274 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 266 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 261 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 246 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 162 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 151 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 133 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 110 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 105 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 88 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 71 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 59 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 31 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adilton
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ilton as a probable fragment of names such as Milton, Hamilton, Nilton and Wilton, and lists Adilton among the Brazilian names with this ending. The beginning Adi- is pointed to as a probable fragment of traditional names such as Aderbal. The meaning of the name as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,835 people named Adilton, with a median age of 43. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adilton
What does the name Adilton mean?
The meaning of Adilton 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 Adilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,835 people with the first name Adilton, which ranks it number 2,801 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Adilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,825 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.014% of the state's population is named Adilton (1,962 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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