Meaning of the nameAirton
- Male
- Air-ton
Airton is a Brazilian male name that Behind the Name tentatively links to the English village of Airton or to the surname Ayrton.
Meaning
The meaning of Airton 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)
- 46,764
- Rank in Brazil
- #593
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 53,186
- people
Airton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Airton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (13,517 people).
150 women 46,614 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 Airton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Airton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.070%
- Santa Catarina 0.045%
- Paraná 0.044%
- Acre 0.036%
- Piauí 0.031%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,430 | 0.024% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 7,589 | 0.070% |
| Paraná | 5,011 | 0.044% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,419 | 0.045% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,254 | 0.016% |
| Ceará | 2,245 | 0.026% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,826 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 1,519 | 0.022% |
| Pernambuco | 1,212 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 1,028 | 0.031% |
| Bahia | 975 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 967 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 907 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 902 | 0.025% |
| Amazonas | 804 | 0.020% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 792 | 0.029% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 652 | 0.020% |
| Paraíba | 586 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 558 | 0.020% |
| Sergipe | 455 | 0.021% |
| Rondônia | 374 | 0.024% |
| Espírito Santo | 323 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 296 | 0.036% |
| Tocantins | 224 | 0.015% |
| Alagoas | 201 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 133 | 0.021% |
| Amapá | 82 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Airton
Behind the Name lists Aírton as a Brazilian name perhaps coming from the name of the small English village of Airton, 'settlement by the river Aire', or from the surname Ayrton, derived from it, and gives Ayrton as a variant. Because this origin is only a possibility, the meaning of the name is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups under Airton variants such as Ayrton, Airthon, Airtom and Hairton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 46,764 people named Airton, with a median age of 52. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
It is the most common spelling in the group; IBGE does not record accents, so the count also includes the form Aírton.
Other spellings of Airton
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Airton | 46,764 |
| Ayrton | 4,963 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Aírton · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Ayrton · behindthename.com · spelling
- Wiktionary: Ayrton · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Airton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Airton
What does the name Airton mean?
The meaning of Airton 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 Airton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 46,764 people with the first name Airton, which ranks it number 593 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Airton a boy's or a girl's name?
Airton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 150 women and 46,614 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Airton most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.070% of the state's population is named Airton (7,589 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Airton?
Ayrton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Airton with a source. See the methodology.