Meaning of the nameJailton
- Male
- Jail-ton
Jailton is a Brazilian male name with the ending -ilton, the same as Milton and Nilton, and with no known meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Jailton 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)
- 34,139
- Rank in Brazil
- #748
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 37,066
- people
Jailton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jailton, 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 (9,382 people).
123 women 34,016 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 Jailton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jailton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.079%
- Sergipe 0.075%
- Alagoas 0.041%
- Paraíba 0.038%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.035%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 11,135 | 0.079% |
| São Paulo | 4,562 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 2,438 | 0.027% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,870 | 0.012% |
| Sergipe | 1,666 | 0.075% |
| Paraíba | 1,522 | 0.038% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,459 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 1,295 | 0.041% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,152 | 0.035% |
| Maranhão | 1,036 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 1,015 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 773 | 0.011% |
| Ceará | 626 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 545 | 0.017% |
| Espírito Santo | 465 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 390 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 368 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 361 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 339 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 270 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 205 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 194 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 159 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 141 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 77 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 49 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 27 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jailton
Jailton is among the Brazilian names in -ilton gathered in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, which describes this ending as a probable fragment taken from given names such as Milton. The same Morfemário observes that almost all names in -ilson, such as Jailson, have a counterpart in -ilton. The origin of the beginning Jai- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,139 people named Jailton; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia. The dictionary notes Jailtom, Jaylton and Jayltom as graphic variants.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jailton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jailton
What does the name Jailton mean?
The meaning of Jailton 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 Jailton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 34,139 people with the first name Jailton, which ranks it number 748 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jailton a boy's or a girl's name?
Jailton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 123 women and 34,016 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jailton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.079% of the state's population is named Jailton (11,135 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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