Meaning of the nameJanilton
- Male
- Ja-nil-ton
Janilton is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilton, a formative probably taken from names such as Milton; the origin of the beginning Jani- is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,646 people named Janilton, the 4,250th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Janilton 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)
- 2,646
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,250
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,789
- people
Janilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janilton, 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 (829 people).
0 women 2,638 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 Janilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 793 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 284 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 234 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 168 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 161 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 142 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 86 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 85 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 76 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 71 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 47 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 41 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janilton
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -ilton as a formative probably taken from given names such as Milton, Hamilton and Wilton, used in Brazilian names such as Jailton and Edilton. The beginning Jani- has no documented origin, so the meaning of the whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,646 people named Janilton, with a median age of 40. Almost always male, it has most of its records among people born from 1970 to 1990.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Janilton
What does the name Janilton mean?
The meaning of Janilton 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 Janilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,646 people with the first name Janilton, which ranks it number 4,250 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Janilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Janilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,638 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Janilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Janilton (793 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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