Meaning of the nameAiton
- Male
- Ai-ton
Aiton is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, spelled similarly to Ailton, which ends in -ilton, an ending common in names in the country.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,522 people named Aiton, the 4,396th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Aiton 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)
- 2,522
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,396
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,431
- people
Aiton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aiton, 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 (676 people).
0 women 2,509 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 Aiton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aiton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 433 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 365 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 275 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 181 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 162 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 138 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 134 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 83 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 76 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 65 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 62 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 60 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 54 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 50 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 46 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 45 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aiton
The origin of Aiton is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ilton as an ending probably taken from Milton, present in many Brazilian male names, such as Jailton and Mailton; Ailton, with a similar spelling, is in the Dicionário without an etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,522 people named Aiton, with a median age of 47; most were born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and proportionally it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ailton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Aiton
What does the name Aiton mean?
The meaning of Aiton 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 Aiton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,522 people with the first name Aiton, which ranks it number 4,396 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Aiton a boy's or a girl's name?
Aiton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,509 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Aiton most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Aiton (162 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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