Meaning of the nameRenilton
- Male
- Re-nil-ton
Renilton is a Brazilian male name formed with the ending -ilton, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites with this very name.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,891 people named Renilton, the 3,992nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Renilton 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)
- 2,891
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,992
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,037
- people
Renilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Renilton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (771 people).
0 women 2,883 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 Renilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Renilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,096 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 399 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 282 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 172 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 117 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 93 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 86 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 84 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 52 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Renilton
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Renilton among the Brazilian names with -ilton, an element probably taken from given names such as Milton, and also among the names with Re-, perhaps taken from Renato and Renata. The meaning of the combination is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,891 people named Renilton, with a median age of 43, almost always men; most were born between 1960 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilton) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Renilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Renilton
What does the name Renilton mean?
The meaning of Renilton 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 Renilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,891 people with the first name Renilton, which ranks it number 3,992 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Renilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Renilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,883 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Renilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.008% of the state's population is named Renilton (1,096 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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