Meaning of the nameMailton
- Male
- Mail-ton
Mailton is a Brazilian male name formed from Ma- and -ilton, an ending that the Morfemário probably attributes to names such as Milton.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,710 people named Mailton, the 4,159th 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 Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Mailton 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)
- 2,710
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,159
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,924
- people
Mailton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mailton, 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 (913 people).
0 women 2,697 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 Mailton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mailton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 580 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 286 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 286 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 212 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 176 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 158 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 149 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 121 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 115 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 83 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 73 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 73 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 54 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 47 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 46 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mailton
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Mailton as Ma- + -ilton. The Morfemário describes -ilton as a probable fragment of given names such as Milton, found in Hamilton, Nilton, Jailton and Nailton. The meaning of the full name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,710 people named Mailton, with a median age of 31. The records are almost always male, and most were born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mailton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Mailton
What does the name Mailton mean?
The meaning of Mailton 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 Mailton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,710 people with the first name Mailton, which ranks it number 4,159 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Mailton a boy's or a girl's name?
Mailton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,697 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mailton most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.007% of the state's population is named Mailton (286 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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