Meaning of the nameEdeilton
- Male
- E-de-il-ton
Edeilton is a Brazilian masculine name formed, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, from Ede- plus -ilton; the meaning of the whole is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,101 people named Edeilton, the 7,741st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Edeilton 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)
- 1,101
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,741
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,278
- people
Edeilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edeilton, 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 (369 people).
0 women 1,098 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 Edeilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edeilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 307 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 142 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 120 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 79 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 58 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 54 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 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 Edeilton
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Edeilton as Ede- + -ilton. The Morfemário links Ede- to Anglo-Saxon Germanic ead, 'wealth, goods', and explains -ilton as a probable fragment of given names such as Milton. The meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,101 people named Edeilton, with a median age of 40, mostly born between the 1970s and the 1990s. The recorded spelling variant is Edeiltom.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edeilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edeilton
What does the name Edeilton mean?
The meaning of Edeilton 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 Edeilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,101 people with the first name Edeilton, which ranks it number 7,741 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edeilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Edeilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,098 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edeilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Edeilton (307 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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