Meaning of the nameAyrton
- Male
- Ayr-ton
Ayrton is a spelling of the name Airton.
Meaning
The meaning of Ayrton 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)
- 4,963
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,751
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,538
- people
Ayrton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ayrton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,700 people).
20 women 4,943 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 Ayrton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ayrton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Piauí 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,201 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 504 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 325 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 310 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 263 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 262 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 221 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 193 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 171 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 164 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 155 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 150 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 133 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 126 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 118 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 88 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 87 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 84 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 74 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 36 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Ayrton
With a y, it is the form that Wiktionary lists in Portuguese as a name in Brazilian use; it is concentrated among people born from the 1990s on.
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.
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 Ayrton
What does the name Ayrton mean?
The meaning of Ayrton 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 Ayrton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,963 people with the first name Ayrton, which ranks it number 2,751 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Ayrton a boy's or a girl's name?
Ayrton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 4,943 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ayrton most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Ayrton (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ayrton?
Airton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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