Meaning of the nameEdenilton
- Male
- E-de-nil-ton
Edenilton is a male name listed in the Morfemário among names with the element Ed-/Ede- and ending in -ilton; the meaning of the whole name is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,057 people named Edenilton, the 5,018th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Edenilton 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)
- 2,057
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,018
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,270
- people
Edenilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edenilton, 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 (636 people).
0 women 2,052 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 Edenilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edenilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 855 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 283 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 152 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 81 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 73 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 60 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 49 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 34 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edenilton
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Edenilton among Brazilian names with the element Ed-/Ede-, from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', and describes the ending -ilton, found in names like Adailton and Renilton, as a probable splinter of Milton. The meaning of the whole name is not documented. Births peaked in the 1980s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,057 people named Edenilton, with a median age of 39. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edenilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Edenilton
What does the name Edenilton mean?
The meaning of Edenilton 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 Edenilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,057 people with the first name Edenilton, which ranks it number 5,018 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edenilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Edenilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,052 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edenilton most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.007% of the state's population is named Edenilton (152 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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