Meaning of the nameNailton
- Male
- Nail-ton
Nailton is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes as Na- + -ilton, and which is concentrated among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Nailton is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 8,170
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,957
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,842
- people
Nailton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nailton, 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 (1,837 people).
28 women 8,142 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 Nailton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nailton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,752 | 0.020% |
| São Paulo | 1,090 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 453 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 435 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 424 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 371 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 324 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 288 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 246 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 210 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 193 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 186 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 158 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 147 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 146 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 136 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 94 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 91 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 81 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 73 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 70 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 50 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 48 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nailton
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives the formation Na- + -ilton and records Nailtom and Naylton as spelling variants. The Morfemário explains -ilton as probably a fragment taken from names such as Milton and Hamilton. The meaning of the whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,170 people named Nailton, almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nailton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ILTON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nailton
What does the name Nailton mean?
The meaning of Nailton is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Nailton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,170 people with the first name Nailton, which ranks it number 1,957 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Nailton a boy's or a girl's name?
Nailton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 28 women and 8,142 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nailton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.020% of the state's population is named Nailton (2,752 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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