Meaning of the nameVailton
- Male
- Vail-ton
Vailton is a Brazilian masculine name of the same pattern as Jailton and Mailton, with people born mostly in the 1960s to 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Vailton 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)
- 1,088
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,798
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,130
- people
Vailton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vailton, 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 (327 people).
0 women 1,086 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 Vailton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vailton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 270 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 190 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 156 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 48 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 18 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vailton
The origin of the name Vailton is uncertain. Similar names, such as Jailton, Mailton, Nailton and Railton, appear in the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) under the formative -ilton, which the dictionary considers probably a splinter of names such as Milton, Hamilton and Wilton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,088 people named Vailton, with a median age of 46, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vailton
What does the name Vailton mean?
The meaning of Vailton 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 Vailton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,088 people with the first name Vailton, which ranks it number 7,798 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vailton a boy's or a girl's name?
Vailton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,086 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Vailton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Vailton (270 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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