Meaning of the nameAdnilson
- Male
- Ad-nil-son
Adnilson is a masculine name used in Brazil, ending in -ilson, an ending the Morfemário links to the English patronymics Nilson and Wilson.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,600 people named Adnilson, the 4,304th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Adnilson 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)
- 2,600
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,304
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,418
- people
Adnilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adnilson, 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 (921 people).
0 women 2,586 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 Adnilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adnilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 489 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 365 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 345 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 234 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 195 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 119 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 92 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 79 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 73 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 71 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 64 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 59 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 42 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adnilson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Adnilson without a formation or etymology and records the spelling variant Adnilsom. Its Morfemário (morpheme list) says the ending -ilson is probably a fragment of Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics, and that -son comes from the English suffix meaning 'son of'. The meaning of Adnilson as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,600 people named Adnilson, with a median age of 43. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adnilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Adnilson
What does the name Adnilson mean?
The meaning of Adnilson 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 Adnilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,600 people with the first name Adnilson, which ranks it number 4,304 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Adnilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Adnilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,586 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Adnilson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Adnilson (345 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Adnilson with a source. See the methodology.