Meaning of the nameAlailton
- Male
- A-lail-ton
Alailton is a male name of uncertain origin, ending in -ilton, which the Morfemário probably links to names such as Milton.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,291 people named Alailton, the 6,968th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Alailton 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)
- 1,291
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,968
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,443
- people
Alailton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alailton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (328 people).
0 women 1,286 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 Alailton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alailton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 243 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 160 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 129 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 95 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 82 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 75 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 52 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 19 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alailton
The origin of Alailton is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists the ending -ilton as probably a shortening of given names such as Milton, present in Adailton, Jailton and others; the beginning Alai- has no documented origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,291 people named Alailton, almost all men, with the largest number of records among those born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alailton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alailton
What does the name Alailton mean?
The meaning of Alailton 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 Alailton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,291 people with the first name Alailton, which ranks it number 6,968 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Alailton a boy's or a girl's name?
Alailton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,286 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alailton most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Alailton (160 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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