Meaning of the nameVanilton
- Male
- Va-nil-ton
Vanilton is a male name of Brazilian formation, ending in -ilton, which the Morfemário describes as a probable fragment of names such as Milton.
Meaning
The meaning of Vanilton 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)
- 2,010
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,100
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,289
- people
Vanilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanilton, 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 (630 people).
0 women 2,007 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 Vanilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 454 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 394 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 267 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 125 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 107 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 83 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 72 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 41 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 24 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vanilton
Vanilton belongs to the group of Brazilian names in -ilton, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a probable fragment of given names such as Milton. The origin of the opening Van- is uncertain, with several hypotheses in the same dictionary. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,010 people named Vanilton, with a median age of 44. The name is almost always male, and the peak is among those born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vanilton
What does the name Vanilton mean?
The meaning of Vanilton 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 Vanilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,010 people with the first name Vanilton, which ranks it number 5,100 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vanilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,007 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Vanilton most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Vanilton (125 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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