Meaning of the nameEdmilton
- Male
- Ed-mil-ton
Edmilton is a Brazilian male name ending in -ilton, a suffix the Morfemário probably links to the name Milton.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,698 people named Edmilton, the 5,741st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Edmilton 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)
- 1,698
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,741
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,629
- people
Edmilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edmilton, 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 (486 people).
0 women 1,692 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 Edmilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edmilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 412 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 308 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 130 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 126 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 57 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 50 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 44 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edmilton
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats -ilton as a masculine suffix, probably split off from Milton, as in Adailton and Renilton. The meaning of Edmilton as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,698 people named Edmilton, with a median age of 45. It peaked in the 1970s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edmilton
What does the name Edmilton mean?
The meaning of Edmilton 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 Edmilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,698 people with the first name Edmilton, which ranks it number 5,741 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edmilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Edmilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,692 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edmilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Edmilton (412 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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