Meaning of the nameAnailton
- Male
- A-nail-ton
Anailton is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin that ends in -ilton, a formative probably taken from names such as Milton.
Meaning
The meaning of Anailton 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)
- 3,799
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,309
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,196
- people
Anailton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anailton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,073 people).
0 women 3,783 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 Anailton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Anailton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.012%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,748 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 493 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 193 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 138 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 124 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 119 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 102 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 102 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 83 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 79 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 55 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 54 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 52 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 49 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Anailton
The Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains -ilton as a probable splinter (fragment) of given names such as Milton, and lists Hamilton and Wilton among the traditional names and Nailton among the Brazilian ones. The formation of Anailton itself is uncertain, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. The dictionary records Anailtom as a spelling variant, with a final m. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,799 people named Anailton, with a median age of 39; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anailton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Anailton
What does the name Anailton mean?
The meaning of Anailton 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 Anailton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,799 people with the first name Anailton, which ranks it number 3,309 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Anailton a boy's or a girl's name?
Anailton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,783 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Anailton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.012% of the state's population is named Anailton (1,748 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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