Meaning of the nameJoelton
- Male
- Jo-el-ton
Joelton is a Brazilian male name formed by Jo- and -elton, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,568 people named Joelton, the 4,343rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 31, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Joelton 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)
- 2,568
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,343
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,636
- people
Joelton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joelton, 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 (895 people).
0 women 2,562 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 Joelton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joelton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 576 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 240 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 227 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 160 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 145 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 102 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 100 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 97 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 90 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 80 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 77 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 76 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 65 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 64 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 52 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 47 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 36 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joelton
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Joelton as Jo- + -elton. Jo- is probably a fragment of traditional given names such as José and João, and -elton is a male element that comes from the English surname Elton, also present in Elton and Welton. The name is almost always male, and most records are of people born in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,568 people named Joelton, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. Joeltom is the registered spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joelton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jo-, -elton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joelton
What does the name Joelton mean?
The meaning of Joelton 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 Joelton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,568 people with the first name Joelton, which ranks it number 4,343 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joelton a boy's or a girl's name?
Joelton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,562 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joelton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Joelton (576 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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