Meaning of the nameAilson
- Male
- Ail-son
Ailson is a Brazilian male name ending in -ilson, like Jailson and Mailson, a name-forming element probably taken from English patronymics like Nilson and Wilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Ailson 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)
- 10,899
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,611
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,997
- people
Ailson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ailson, 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 (2,662 people).
51 women 10,848 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 Ailson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ailson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.014%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.012%
- Pará 0.012%
- Espírito Santo 0.010%
- Alagoas 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,459 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,219 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 1,171 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 992 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 694 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 678 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 501 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 462 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 409 | 0.012% |
| Espírito Santo | 364 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 349 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 287 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 277 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 271 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 255 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 223 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 204 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 186 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 169 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 155 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 147 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 104 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 99 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 84 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 66 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 38 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 36 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ailson
The formation of Ailson is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilson as probably split off from Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics ('son of Nill', 'son of Will'), and cites Jailson, Mailson and Nailson among the Brazilian names formed with it. The dictionary records Ailsom and Aylson as spelling variants of Ailson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,899 people named Ailson, with a median age of 41, almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ailson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ailson
What does the name Ailson mean?
The meaning of Ailson 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 Ailson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,899 people with the first name Ailson, which ranks it number 1,611 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ailson a boy's or a girl's name?
Ailson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 51 women and 10,848 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ailson most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.014% of the state's population is named Ailson (104 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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