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Meaning of the nameClaiton

Claiton is a spelling of the name Clayton, which means “clay settlement”.

Meaning

“clay settlement”

Meaning of the name Clayton, of which Claiton is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Clayton · Wiktionary: Clayton

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People (2022)
10,655
Rank in Brazil
#1,632
Median age
37 years
2010 Census
12,119
people

Claiton in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Claiton, 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 (3,252 people).

48 women 10,607 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 Claiton is most common

States with the highest share of people named Claiton in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.028%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.014%
  3. Goiás 0.010%
  4. Paraná 0.008%
  5. Mato Grosso 0.006%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul3,0480.028%
São Paulo1,5970.004%
Minas Gerais1,0780.005%
Santa Catarina1,0360.014%
Paraná9310.008%
Goiás6990.010%
Rio de Janeiro3670.002%
Bahia2890.002%
Mato Grosso2010.006%
Pará1780.002%
Ceará1380.002%
Pernambuco1330.002%
Maranhão1300.002%
Distrito Federal1300.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul1270.005%
Rondônia880.006%
Tocantins790.005%
Amazonas740.002%
Espírito Santo720.002%
Piauí570.002%
Acre400.005%
Rio Grande do Norte390.001%
Sergipe390.002%
Paraíba320.001%
Alagoas270.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Claiton

It swaps the Y for I; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

About the name Clayton

Behind the Name explains Clayton as an English surname taken from several place names that meant 'clay settlement' in Old English. Wiktionary gives the Middle English Claytone, from clǣġ, 'clay', plus tūn, 'enclosure, settlement'. Behind the Name gives Cleiton as the Brazilian Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 17,791 people named Clayton, almost always men; proportionally, the name is most common in São Paulo.

Other spellings of Clayton

SpellingPeople (2022)
Clayton17,791
Claiton10,655

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Clayton · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Clayton · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Cleiton · behindthename.com · spelling

Questions about the name Claiton

What does the name Claiton mean?

Claiton means “clay settlement”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Clayton, of which Claiton is a spelling.

How many people are named Claiton in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,655 people with the first name Claiton, which ranks it number 1,632 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Claiton a boy's or a girl's name?

Claiton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 48 women and 10,607 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Claiton?

Claiton is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Claiton most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.028% of the state's population is named Claiton (3,048 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Claiton?

Clayton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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