Meaning of the nameClenilton
- Male
- Cle-nil-ton
Clenilton is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilton, an element the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil probably links to names such as Milton.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,176 people named Clenilton, the 7,412th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Clenilton 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)
- 1,176
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,412
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,215
- people
Clenilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Clenilton, 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 (382 people).
0 women 1,167 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 Clenilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Clenilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 248 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 109 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 94 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 75 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 68 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 41 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Clenilton
Clenilton follows the pattern of Brazilian masculine names in -ilton, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as probably taken from given names such as Milton and lists alongside Edilton, Jailton and Renilton. The origin of the beginning, Cleni-, is not known with certainty, so the meaning of the name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,176 people named Clenilton, with a median age of 35. It is almost always male, borne mostly by people born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Clenilton
What does the name Clenilton mean?
The meaning of Clenilton 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 Clenilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,176 people with the first name Clenilton, which ranks it number 7,412 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Clenilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Clenilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,167 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Clenilton most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Clenilton (248 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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