Meaning of the nameSalatiel

Salatiel is a male name of Hebrew origin, linked to the biblical Shealtiel, which means "I asked God".

Meaning

“I asked God”

People (2022): 7,429
Rank in Brazil: #2,087
Median age: 31 years
2010 Census: 7,350; people

Salatiel in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Salatiel, 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 (1,423 people).

79 women 7,350 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 Salatiel is most common

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

Pernambuco 0.010%
Pará 0.009%
Piauí 0.006%
Maranhão 0.006%
Mato Grosso 0.005%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,056	0.002%
Pernambuco	906	0.010%
Pará	764	0.009%
Bahia	679	0.005%
Minas Gerais	576	0.003%
Maranhão	399	0.006%
Goiás	285	0.004%
Rio de Janeiro	282	0.002%
Ceará	276	0.003%
Paraná	224	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	213	0.002%
Piauí	205	0.006%
Mato Grosso	188	0.005%
Amazonas	182	0.005%
Paraíba	165	0.004%
Espírito Santo	152	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	146	0.004%
Santa Catarina	109	0.001%
Alagoas	108	0.004%
Tocantins	95	0.006%
Rondônia	94	0.006%
Distrito Federal	72	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	61	0.002%
Amapá	61	0.008%
Acre	58	0.007%
Sergipe	44	0.002%
Roraima	29	0.005%

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

About the name Salatiel

Salatiel comes from the Hebrew name Shealtiel, formed from shaʾal, "to ask", and ʾel, "God", and is therefore understood as "I asked God". Behind the Name records Salathiel as the biblical Greek form; Salatiel is the spelling without the H. It is a name from the Old Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,429 people named Salatiel, with a median age of 31. It is almost always a male name. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.

Sources

Behind the Name: Shealtiel · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Salatiel · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Salatiel

What does the name Salatiel mean?

Salatiel means “I asked God”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Salatiel in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,429 people with the first name Salatiel, which ranks it number 2,087 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Salatiel is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 79 women and 7,350 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Salatiel?

Salatiel is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Salatiel most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.010% of the state's population is named Salatiel (906 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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