Meaning of the nameLailton
- Male
- Lail-ton
Lailton is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilton, with records concentrated among people born in the 2000s, according to the 2022 Census.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,008 people named Lailton, the 3,885th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Lailton 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)
- 3,008
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,885
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,189
- people
Lailton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lailton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,332 people).
0 women 2,991 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 Lailton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lailton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 483 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 324 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 320 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 303 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 203 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 194 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 174 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 165 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 133 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 76 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 74 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 59 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 50 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 50 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lailton
The origin of the spelling Lailton is uncertain. The ending -ilton appears in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as a probable fragment of Milton, in names such as Mailton, Nailton and Railton; how Lailton itself was formed is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,008 people named Lailton, with a median age of 22, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lailton
What does the name Lailton mean?
The meaning of Lailton 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 Lailton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,008 people with the first name Lailton, which ranks it number 3,885 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Lailton a boy's or a girl's name?
Lailton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,991 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lailton most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Lailton (165 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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