Meaning of the nameAlailson
- Male
- A-lail-son
Alailson is a Brazilian masculine name with the ending -ilson, a formative linked to English patronymics meaning 'son of', and its full meaning is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,045 people named Alailson, the 5,035th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Alailson 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)
- 2,045
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,035
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,375
- people
Alailson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alailson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (606 people).
0 women 2,031 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 Alailson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alailson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 582 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 230 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 195 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 158 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 113 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 73 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 72 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 45 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alailson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Alailson among the names with the formative -ilson, probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics that appear there as 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. The origin of the first part, Ala-, is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not documented. The dictionary lists Alailsom as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,045 people named Alailson, with a median age of 28, most of them born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s; proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alailson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Alailson
What does the name Alailson mean?
The meaning of Alailson 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 Alailson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,045 people with the first name Alailson, which ranks it number 5,035 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Alailson a boy's or a girl's name?
Alailson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,031 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Alailson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.007% of the state's population is named Alailson (582 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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