Meaning of the nameArilton
- Male
- A-ril-ton
Arilton is a Brazilian male name ending in -ilton, an element that the Morfemário links to the name Milton.
Meaning
The meaning of Arilton 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)
- 1,931
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,231
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,112
- people
Arilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arilton, 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 (474 people).
0 women 1,928 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 Arilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 293 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 287 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 235 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 193 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 155 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 148 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 106 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 89 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arilton
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Arilton, with no formation or etymology, and lists Ariltom, Arylton and Harilton as spelling variants. The ending -ilton is, according to the Morfemário, probably a fragment of Milton, as in Hamilton, Nilton and Adilton. The meaning of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,931 people named Arilton, with a median age of 49; the largest number were born in the 1970s, and almost all are male. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Arilton
What does the name Arilton mean?
The meaning of Arilton 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 Arilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,931 people with the first name Arilton, which ranks it number 5,231 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Arilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Arilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,928 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Arilton most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Arilton (293 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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