Meaning of the nameHilton
- Male
- Hil-ton
Hilton is a spelling of the name Ilton.
Meaning
The meaning of Hilton 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)
- 11,892
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,516
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,553
- people
Hilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Hilton, 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 (2,803 people).
33 women 11,859 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 Hilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Hilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.015%
- Minas Gerais 0.009%
- Piauí 0.009%
- Distrito Federal 0.008%
- Pará 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,096 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,847 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,093 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 1,016 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 783 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 569 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 520 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 488 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 446 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 417 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 304 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 284 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 246 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 233 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 214 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 211 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 185 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 180 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 154 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 139 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 106 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 97 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 80 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 70 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 51 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 37 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Hilton
This is the most common spelling in the group and keeps the H of the English surname and place name Hilton.
About the name Ilton
The origin of Ilton as a given name is uncertain. In English, Hilton is a surname and the name of several places in England and Scotland; Wiktionary explains these place names through Old English hyll, 'hill', and tūn, 'settlement', or through the Norman Hildun, linked to hild, 'battle'. Ilton is also the name of places in England, and the ending -ilton appears in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as a formative taken from names such as Milton, present in Brazilian names such as Edilton and Adilton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,992 people named Ilton; proportionally, the name is most common in Maranhão.
Other spellings of Ilton
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Hilton | 11,892 |
| Ilton | 9,992 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Hilton · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Ilton · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Hilton
What does the name Hilton mean?
The meaning of Hilton 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 Hilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,892 people with the first name Hilton, which ranks it number 1,516 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Hilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Hilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 33 women and 11,859 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Hilton most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.015% of the state's population is named Hilton (1,016 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Hilton?
Ilton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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