Meaning of the nameJamilton
- Male
- Ja-mil-ton
Jamilton is a Brazilian male name ending in -ilton, an ending the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to names such as Milton; the origin of the opening, Jami-, is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,811 people named Jamilton, the 4,068th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jamilton 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)
- 2,811
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,068
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,978
- people
Jamilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jamilton, 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 (694 people).
0 women 2,798 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 Jamilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jamilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 841 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 353 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 321 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 247 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 153 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 99 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 99 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 97 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 68 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 59 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jamilton
Jamilton ends in -ilton, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a probable fragment of names such as Milton. Traditional names with this ending include Hamilton, Milton, Nilton and Wilton, and Brazilian ones include Adailton, Edilton and Jailton. The origin of the opening, Jami-, is not documented, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,811 people named Jamilton, almost always men, most of them born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jamilton
What does the name Jamilton mean?
The meaning of Jamilton 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 Jamilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,811 people with the first name Jamilton, which ranks it number 4,068 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jamilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Jamilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,798 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jamilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Jamilton (841 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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