Nilton
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Nilton by the numbers
Nilton was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Nilton
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nilton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nilsonson of nil; a form of Nilsson6 in the US (2017)
- Nixonson of Nicholas634 in the US (2017)
- Nelsonson of Neil, the champion407 in the US (2017)
- Newtonfrom the new settlement or town28 in the US (2017)
- Neilsonson of Neil the champion5 in the US (2017)
- Nissonhe will forget; form of nissan5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nilton
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