Meaning of the nameHelton
- Male
- Hel-ton
Helton is a spelling of the name Elton.
Meaning
The meaning of Helton 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)
- 12,617
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,452
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,905
- people
Helton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Helton, 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 (5,333 people).
41 women 12,576 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 Helton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Helton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.010%
- Minas Gerais 0.009%
- Paraná 0.009%
- Pará 0.008%
- Distrito Federal 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,665 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,920 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 1,032 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 874 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 665 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 614 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 541 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 517 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 437 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 405 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 340 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 294 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 274 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 274 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 274 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 252 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 239 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 230 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 184 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 141 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 89 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 80 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 77 | 0.011% |
| Sergipe | 71 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 70 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 30 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Helton
Adds an initial H, which is not pronounced; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Helton among the spelling variants of Elton. Records begin among those born in the 1940s.
About the name Elton
Behind the Name explains Elton as an English surname that was first a place name, with the meaning 'Ella's town'. Wiktionary gives other origins, depending on the English locality called Elton; for some of them, Old English ēl, 'eel', plus tūn, 'farmstead, settlement'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 65,120 people named Elton, peaking among those born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Other spellings of Elton
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Elton | 65,120 |
| Helton | 12,617 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Elton · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Helton
What does the name Helton mean?
The meaning of Helton 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 Helton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,617 people with the first name Helton, which ranks it number 1,452 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Helton a boy's or a girl's name?
Helton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 41 women and 12,576 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Helton most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.010% of the state's population is named Helton (274 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Helton?
Elton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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