Meaning of the nameAdilson
- Male
- A-dil-son
Adilson is a Brazilian masculine name formed with -ilson, an element taken from English names such as Nilson and Wilson, which end in the patronymic -son, 'son of'.
Meaning
The meaning of Adilson 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)
- 139,868
- Rank in Brazil
- #242
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 155,430
- people
Adilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adilson, 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 (45,985 people).
359 women 139,509 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 Adilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.118%
- Espírito Santo 0.110%
- Paraná 0.108%
- Minas Gerais 0.107%
- São Paulo 0.083%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 37,002 | 0.083% |
| Minas Gerais | 21,887 | 0.107% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 13,238 | 0.083% |
| Paraná | 12,306 | 0.108% |
| Bahia | 9,786 | 0.069% |
| Santa Catarina | 8,982 | 0.118% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,637 | 0.061% |
| Pernambuco | 4,796 | 0.053% |
| Espírito Santo | 4,214 | 0.110% |
| Pará | 3,207 | 0.040% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,882 | 0.079% |
| Goiás | 2,644 | 0.038% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,851 | 0.067% |
| Alagoas | 1,465 | 0.047% |
| Sergipe | 1,346 | 0.061% |
| Maranhão | 1,294 | 0.019% |
| Rondônia | 1,228 | 0.078% |
| Paraíba | 1,013 | 0.026% |
| Distrito Federal | 980 | 0.035% |
| Amazonas | 883 | 0.022% |
| Piauí | 486 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 420 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 420 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 380 | 0.025% |
| Amapá | 272 | 0.037% |
| Roraima | 134 | 0.021% |
| Acre | 115 | 0.014% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adilson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Adilson among the Brazilian names with -ilson, a probable fragment of Nilson and Wilson, English surnames meaning 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. The beginning Ad-/Adi- appears in the same Morfemário as a probable fragment of names such as Aderbal, and the origin of that element is uncertain. The dictionary observes that almost all names in -ilson have a counterpart in -ilton, such as Adilton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 139,868 people named Adilson, with a median age of 48, most of them born in the 1960s and 1970s; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Adilson
What does the name Adilson mean?
The meaning of Adilson 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 Adilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 139,868 people with the first name Adilson, which ranks it number 242 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Adilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 359 women and 139,509 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Adilson most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.118% of the state's population is named Adilson (8,982 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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