Meaning of the nameMairton
- Male
- Mair-ton
Mairton is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, similar to Mailton, a name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil forms from Ma- and -ilton.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 934 people named Mairton, the 8,688th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Mairton 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)
- 934
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,688
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,202
- people
Mairton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Mairton, 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 (267 people).
0 women 932 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 Mairton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Mairton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 547 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 82 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 26 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 21 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Mairton
The formation of Mairton is not known with certainty. Mailton appears in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil with the formation Ma- + -ilton, and the Morfemário describes -ilton as probably taken from Milton; a link between Mairton and these names is not documented. It is almost always a male name, with the largest number of people born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 934 people named Mairton, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mailton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Mairton
What does the name Mairton mean?
The meaning of Mairton 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 Mairton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 934 people with the first name Mairton, which ranks it number 8,688 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Mairton a boy's or a girl's name?
Mairton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 932 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Mairton most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.006% of the state's population is named Mairton (547 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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