Meaning of the nameIlton
- Male
- Il-ton
Ilton is a male name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin; the spelling Hilton coincides with an English surname and with place names in Great Britain.
Meaning
The meaning of Ilton 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)
- 9,992
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,715
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,042
- people
Ilton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ilton, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,330 people).
37 women 9,955 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 Ilton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ilton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.010%
- Tocantins 0.009%
- Goiás 0.008%
- Mato Grosso 0.008%
- Minas Gerais 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,498 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 1,402 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 844 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 753 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 689 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 615 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 587 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 528 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 457 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 340 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 285 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 284 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 236 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 196 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 175 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 174 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 144 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 136 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 110 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 104 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 98 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 97 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 92 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 60 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 35 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
Without the initial H; in English, Ilton is also the name of places in Somerset and in North Yorkshire.
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 Ilton
What does the name Ilton mean?
The meaning of Ilton 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 Ilton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,992 people with the first name Ilton, which ranks it number 1,715 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ilton a boy's or a girl's name?
Ilton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 37 women and 9,955 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ilton most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.010% of the state's population is named Ilton (689 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ilton?
Hilton. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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