Meaning of the nameNilto
- Male
- Nil-to
Nilto is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, spelled with the same letters as Nilton without the final n.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,286 people named Nilto, the 4,669th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilto 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)
- 2,286
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,669
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,297
- people
Nilto in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilto, 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 (591 people).
0 women 2,279 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 Nilto is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilto in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Goiás 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 323 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 310 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 235 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 198 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 159 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 158 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 146 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 102 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 92 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 77 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 69 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 63 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 46 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 46 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 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 Nilto
The origin of the name Nilto is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Nilton, whose origin, according to Machado (1981), is obscure, probably formed by an arbitrary process. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,286 people named Nilto, with a median age of 55. The name is almost always male, and the records are concentrated in the 1950s to the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nilton (origem obscura segundo Machado) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nilto
What does the name Nilto mean?
The meaning of Nilto 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 Nilto in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,286 people with the first name Nilto, which ranks it number 4,669 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nilto a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,279 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nilto most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.004% of the state's population is named Nilto (310 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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