Meaning of the nameJairton
- Male
- Jair-ton
Jairton is a masculine name of uncertain origin, close to Jailton, a Brazilian name with the formative -ilton, linked to Milton.
Meaning
The meaning of Jairton 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)
- 1,239
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,164
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,307
- people
Jairton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jairton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (321 people).
0 women 1,236 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 Jairton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jairton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 163 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 145 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 144 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 91 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 90 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 70 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 55 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 45 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 44 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 43 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jairton
The origin of the spelling Jairton is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Jailton among the Brazilian names with the formative -ilton, described as probably taken from names such as Milton. Jairton differs from Jailton by the letter R, but the relationship between the two is not documented, and the meaning of Jairton is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,239 people named Jairton, with a median age of 48. It is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jairton
What does the name Jairton mean?
The meaning of Jairton 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 Jairton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,239 people with the first name Jairton, which ranks it number 7,164 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Jairton a boy's or a girl's name?
Jairton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,236 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jairton most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jairton (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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