Meaning of the nameIrailton
- Male
- I-rail-ton
Irailton is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilton, an element derived from names such as Milton, Hamilton and Nilton.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 995 people named Irailton, the 8,320th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Irailton 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)
- 995
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,320
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,087
- people
Irailton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Irailton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (293 people).
0 women 994 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 Irailton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Irailton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 289 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 187 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 107 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 36 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 34 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 26 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 19 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Irailton
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilton as probably a fragment of given names such as Milton, and cites Railton among the Brazilian names with this ending. The origin of the initial part Irai- and of the whole name is uncertain. It is almost always a male name, for people born between the 1950s and the 2000s, with the most births in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 995 people named Irailton, with a median age of 43.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Irailton
What does the name Irailton mean?
The meaning of Irailton 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 Irailton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 995 people with the first name Irailton, which ranks it number 8,320 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Irailton a boy's or a girl's name?
Irailton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 994 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Irailton most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Irailton (187 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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