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Meaning of the nameRonilton

Ronilton is a masculine name ending in -ilton, a name-forming element probably taken from Milton, and its full origin is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,452 people named Ronilton, the 6,411th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Meaning

The meaning of Ronilton 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)
1,452
Rank in Brazil
#6,411
Median age
38 years
2010 Census
1,542
people

Ronilton in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ronilton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (395 people).

0 women 1,444 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 Ronilton is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ronilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.002%
  2. Maranhão 0.002%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia2900.002%
Minas Gerais2880.001%
São Paulo1600.000%
Maranhão1110.002%
Goiás750.001%
Pará700.001%
Rio de Janeiro590.000%
Espírito Santo510.001%
Amazonas480.001%
Tocantins360.002%
Mato Grosso310.001%
Piauí260.001%
Rondônia250.002%
Paraná220.000%
Sergipe220.001%
Distrito Federal210.001%
Alagoas200.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul180.001%
Pernambuco150.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ronilton

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the ending -ilton as a name-forming element probably taken from names such as Milton, found in Adilton, Edilton and Jailton, and notes that almost all names in -ilson have a counterpart in -ilton. The origin of Ronilton as a whole, however, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,452 people named Ronilton, with a median age of 38. It is almost always a masculine name, with the most records among people born in the 1980s.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ronilton

What does the name Ronilton mean?

The meaning of Ronilton 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 Ronilton in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,452 people with the first name Ronilton, which ranks it number 6,411 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Ronilton a boy's or a girl's name?

Ronilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,444 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Ronilton most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ronilton (290 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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