Meaning of the nameEdnilton
- Male
- Ed-nil-ton
Ednilton is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilton, and IBGE shows it mostly in people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,084 people named Ednilton, the 7,823rd 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 Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Ednilton 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)
- 1,084
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,823
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,093
- people
Ednilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ednilton, 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 (314 people).
0 women 1,080 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 Ednilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ednilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 329 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 154 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 80 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 56 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 44 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 37 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 20 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ednilton
The exact origin of Ednilton is uncertain. The ending -ilton appears in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as a masculine element probably split off from names such as Milton, found in Adailton and Evanilton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,084 people named Ednilton, with a median age of 41. The name is almost always male, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ednilton
What does the name Ednilton mean?
The meaning of Ednilton 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 Ednilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,084 people with the first name Ednilton, which ranks it number 7,823 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ednilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Ednilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,080 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ednilton most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ednilton (329 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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