Meaning of the nameNelton
- Male
- Nel-ton
Nelton is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, most concentrated among people born in the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,795 people named Nelton, the 4,087th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 49, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Nelton 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)
- 2,795
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,087
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,171
- people
Nelton in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nelton, 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 (617 people).
0 women 2,786 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 Nelton is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nelton in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Pará 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 346 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 302 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 295 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 210 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 198 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 188 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 184 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 157 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 134 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 98 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 93 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 82 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 71 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 59 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nelton
The origin of Nelton is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Naelton among the Brazilian names with the element -elton, which comes from the English surname Elton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,795 people named Nelton, with a median age of 49. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nelton
What does the name Nelton mean?
The meaning of Nelton 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 Nelton in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,795 people with the first name Nelton, which ranks it number 4,087 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nelton a boy's or a girl's name?
Nelton is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,786 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nelton most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Nelton (346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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