Meaning of the nameAgilson
- Male
- A-gil-son
Agilson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilson, a probable fragment of Nilson and Wilson; the origin of the beginning, Agi-, is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,102 people named Agilson, the 7,735th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Agilson 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)
- 1,102
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,735
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,168
- people
Agilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Agilson, 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 (313 people).
0 women 1,101 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 Agilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Agilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 142 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 135 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 130 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 118 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 83 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 42 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Agilson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that -ilson is probably a fragment of given names such as Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics, 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. That meaning belongs to the formative; the origin of Agi- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. The dictionary records the spelling variants Ajilson and Agilsom. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,102 people named Agilson, with a median age of 46, mostly born between the 1960s and the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Agilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Agilson
What does the name Agilson mean?
The meaning of Agilson 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 Agilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,102 people with the first name Agilson, which ranks it number 7,735 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Agilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Agilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,101 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Agilson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Agilson (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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