Meaning of the nameAdenilso
- Male
- A-de-nil-so
Adenilso is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, differing from Adenilson only in lacking the final n.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 936 people named Adenilso, the 8,670th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Adenilso 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)
- 936
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,670
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,374
- people
Adenilso in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adenilso, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (290 people).
0 women 932 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 Adenilso is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adenilso in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 151 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 126 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 83 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 76 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 76 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 55 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 24 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adenilso
The origin of the spelling Adenilso is uncertain. Adenilson, the form with a final n, appears in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), and its Morfemário describes the ending -ilson as probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, from the English 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'; a direct link between Adenilso and these names is not documented. It is almost always a male name, with most of the people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 936 people named Adenilso, with a median age of 41. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adenilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adenilso
What does the name Adenilso mean?
The meaning of Adenilso 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 Adenilso in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 936 people with the first name Adenilso, which ranks it number 8,670 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adenilso a boy's or a girl's name?
Adenilso is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 932 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adenilso most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Adenilso (151 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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