Meaning of the nameDailton
- Male
- Dail-ton
Dailton is a Brazilian male name that ends in the formative -ilton, linked to the given name Milton; the origin of the beginning Da- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Dailton 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)
- 3,061
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,836
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,523
- people
Dailton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dailton, 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 (771 people).
0 women 3,051 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 Dailton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dailton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 616 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 607 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 345 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 235 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 148 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 144 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 103 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 96 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 88 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 78 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 49 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 36 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dailton
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilton as a male formative probably taken from given names such as Milton, found in Brazilian names such as Adailton and Jailton. The origin of the beginning Da- is uncertain, and the meaning of Dailton as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,061 people named Dailton, almost always men, most of them born between 1960 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dailton
What does the name Dailton mean?
The meaning of Dailton 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 Dailton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,061 people with the first name Dailton, which ranks it number 3,836 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Dailton a boy's or a girl's name?
Dailton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,051 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dailton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Dailton (607 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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