Meaning of the nameGleiton
- Male
- Glei-ton
Gleiton is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ton, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,591 people named Gleiton, the 6,017th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Gleiton 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)
- 1,591
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,017
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,824
- people
Gleiton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gleiton, 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 (602 people).
0 women 1,586 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 Gleiton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gleiton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 310 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 192 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 143 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 123 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 121 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 83 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 71 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 36 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gleiton
The origin of the spelling Gleiton is uncertain. Cleiton, which is similar in spelling, is recorded in Wiktionary as an alternative form of Cleyton. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) documents the elements -elton, from the English surname Elton, and -ilton, probably a fragment of Milton, but no source links Gleiton to them. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,591 people named Gleiton, with a median age of 34. It is almost always a male name, for people born mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Cleyton · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-elton, -ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gleiton
What does the name Gleiton mean?
The meaning of Gleiton 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 Gleiton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,591 people with the first name Gleiton, which ranks it number 6,017 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gleiton a boy's or a girl's name?
Gleiton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,586 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gleiton most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Gleiton (143 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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