Meaning of the nameNilta
- Female
- Nil-ta
Nilta is a female name used in Brazil whose origin is uncertain; it was recorded mostly among people born in the 1950s and 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,583 people named Nilta, the 6,045th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 65, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilta 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)
- 1,583
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,045
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,013
- people
Nilta in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilta, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (402 people).
1,575 women 0 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 Nilta is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilta in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 282 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 225 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 220 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 150 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 108 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 108 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 91 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 44 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilta
The origin of the spelling Nilta is uncertain and no meaning is documented. It begins with Nil-, like Nilda, Nilton and Nilson, entries in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,583 people named Nilta, with a median age of 65, almost all of them female. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nilta
What does the name Nilta mean?
The meaning of Nilta 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 Nilta in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,583 people with the first name Nilta, which ranks it number 6,045 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Nilta a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilta is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,575 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nilta most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Nilta (150 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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