Meaning of the nameGenilton
- Male
- Ge-nil-ton
Genilton is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilton, a name-forming ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to Milton.
Meaning
The meaning of Genilton 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)
- 3,414
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,561
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,611
- people
Genilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Genilton, 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 (953 people).
0 women 3,400 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 Genilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Genilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 758 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 433 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 294 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 242 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 182 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 172 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 162 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 142 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 124 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 114 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 102 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 84 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 81 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 63 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 59 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 56 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 52 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 27 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Genilton
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilton as probably taken from given names such as Milton, with Brazilian examples such as Adailton, Edilton and Jailton, and observes that almost all names in -ilson, such as Genilson, have a counterpart in -ilton. The meaning of the whole name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,414 people named Genilton, almost always men and mostly born between 1960 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Genilton
What does the name Genilton mean?
The meaning of Genilton 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 Genilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,414 people with the first name Genilton, which ranks it number 3,561 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Genilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Genilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,400 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Genilton most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.011% of the state's population is named Genilton (242 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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