Meaning of the nameNiltom
- Male
- Nil-tom
Niltom is a spelling of the name Nilton with a final m, whose origin is disputed among the sources.
Meaning
The meaning of Niltom 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)
- 2,014
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,092
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,806
- people
Niltom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Niltom, 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 (553 people).
0 women 2,009 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 Niltom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Niltom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 451 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 335 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 175 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 162 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 157 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 140 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 112 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 83 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Niltom
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Niltom as a spelling variant of Nilton, whose origin, according to Machado (1981), is obscure. Wiktionary, on the other hand, points to the English Newton as the source of Nilton, so the meaning is not given with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,014 people named Niltom, with a median age of 53. The name is almost always male, and the peak is among those born in the 1960s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nilton · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Nilton · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Niltom
What does the name Niltom mean?
The meaning of Niltom 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 Niltom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,014 people with the first name Niltom, which ranks it number 5,092 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Niltom a boy's or a girl's name?
Niltom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,009 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Niltom most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.002% of the state's population is named Niltom (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Niltom with a source. See the methodology.