Meaning of the nameJoeliton
- Male
- Jo-e-li-ton
Joeliton is a Brazilian male name that begins with Jo-, like Joelson and Joelinton; its origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,398 people named Joeliton, the 4,536th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Joeliton 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)
- 2,398
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,536
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,295
- people
Joeliton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joeliton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (804 people).
0 women 2,382 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 Joeliton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joeliton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 426 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 280 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 201 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 186 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 152 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 144 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 143 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 142 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 76 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 71 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 64 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 56 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 55 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 45 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joeliton
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) presents Jo- as a probable fragment of traditional given names such as José and João and lists Joelson and Joelinton among the names with this beginning; Joelton appears under the element -elton, from the English surname Elton. The origin of Joeliton is uncertain, and the dictionary records Joelitom as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,398 people named Joeliton, with a median age of 28, almost all of them male. Births are concentrated in the 1980s through the 2000s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joeliton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Joeliton
What does the name Joeliton mean?
The meaning of Joeliton 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 Joeliton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,398 people with the first name Joeliton, which ranks it number 4,536 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joeliton a boy's or a girl's name?
Joeliton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,382 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joeliton most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.007% of the state's population is named Joeliton (280 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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