Meaning of the nameElinton
- Male
- E-lin-ton
Elinton is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil uses as an element of the name Joelinton.
Meaning
The meaning of Elinton 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)
- 1,226
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,211
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,470
- people
Elinton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elinton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (385 people).
0 women 1,221 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 Elinton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elinton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 252 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 231 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 178 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 153 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 90 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elinton
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the element Eli- as of doubtful origin, perhaps linked to the biblical name Eli, which Machado relates to an abbreviation of Eliel, 'God (is) high'. Among the endings in -ton, the same work lists -elton, from the English surname Elton, and -ilton, probably a fragment of Milton, and the Dictionary analyzes Joelinton as Jo- + Elinton. The origin of the spelling Elinton is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,226 people named Elinton, with a median age of 31. The name is almost always male in the records, and most of the people were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joelinton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elinton
What does the name Elinton mean?
The meaning of Elinton 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 Elinton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,226 people with the first name Elinton, which ranks it number 7,211 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Elinton a boy's or a girl's name?
Elinton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,221 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elinton most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Elinton (252 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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