Meaning of the nameBenilton
- Male
- Be-nil-ton
Benilton is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, ending in -ilton, like Milton and Hamilton.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,047 people named Benilton, the 8,031st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Benilton 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)
- 1,047
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,031
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,173
- people
Benilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Benilton, 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 (299 people).
0 women 1,044 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 Benilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Benilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 199 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 130 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 105 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 86 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 55 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 45 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 31 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Benilton
The origin of the name Benilton is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ilton as probably a fragment of Milton, and notes that almost all names in -ilson have a counterpart in -ilton; the dictionary has an entry for Benilson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,047 people named Benilton, with a median age of 41. Most were born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and almost all are men. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Benilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Benilton
What does the name Benilton mean?
The meaning of Benilton 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 Benilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,047 people with the first name Benilton, which ranks it number 8,031 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Benilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Benilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,044 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Benilton most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Benilton (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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