Meaning of the nameElenilton
- Male
- E-le-nil-ton
Elenilton is a masculine name that ends in -ilton, an ending the Morfemário sees as probably taken from Milton and similar names.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,437 people named Elenilton, the 3,542nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Elenilton 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)
- 3,437
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,542
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,862
- people
Elenilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elenilton, 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 (1,056 people).
0 women 3,431 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 Elenilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elenilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 947 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 347 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 314 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 224 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 180 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 175 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 153 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 146 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 136 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 129 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 93 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 85 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 75 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 45 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 35 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elenilton
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ilton as probably taken from given names such as Milton, and lists the series of Brazilian names that use it, such as Edilton and Renilton. The same beginning Elen- appears in Elenilma, which the Morfemário cites among the Brazilian names with -ilma. The origin of Elen- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,437 people named Elenilton, with a median age of 38; proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elenilton
What does the name Elenilton mean?
The meaning of Elenilton 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 Elenilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,437 people with the first name Elenilton, which ranks it number 3,542 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elenilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Elenilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,431 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elenilton most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.010% of the state's population is named Elenilton (224 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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