Meaning of the nameDalete
- Female
- Da-le-te
Dalete is a Brazilian female name with the ending -ete, of French origin, and a beginning Dal- of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,507 people named Dalete, the 6,247th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Dalete 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)
- 1,507
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,247
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,492
- people
Dalete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dalete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (371 people).
1,482 women 25 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 Dalete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dalete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 482 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 152 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 130 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 80 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 75 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 66 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 61 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dalete
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ete as an element coming from French -ette, which in turn comes from Latin -eta, a diminutive affix, found in names such as Bernadete and Eliete. The origin of the beginning Dal- is uncertain, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,507 people named Dalete, with a median age of 36.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dalete
What does the name Dalete mean?
The meaning of Dalete 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 Dalete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,507 people with the first name Dalete, which ranks it number 6,247 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Dalete a boy's or a girl's name?
Dalete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,482 women and 25 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dalete most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Dalete (482 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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