Meaning of the nameAllisson
- Male
- English origin
- French origin
- Germanic origin
- Al-lis-son
Allisson is a spelling of the name Alisson, which means “linked, via Alison, to Alice, from Germanic Adalheidis, from adal, 'noble', and heit, 'kind'”.
Meaning
“linked, via Alison, to Alice, from Germanic Adalheidis, from adal, 'noble', and heit, 'kind'”
Meaning of the name Alisson, of which Allisson is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Alison · Behind the Name: Alice · Behind the Name: Adelaide
- People (2022)
- 2,251
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,721
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,159
- people
Allisson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Allisson, 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 (789 people).
0 women 2,233 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 Allisson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Allisson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 366 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 256 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 207 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 164 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 154 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 120 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 91 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 82 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 77 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 70 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 62 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 61 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 43 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Allisson
It doubles both the L and the S.
About the name Alisson
Wiktionary records Álisson as a masculine name borrowed from English, with roots in Middle English Alisoun and Old French Alison. Behind the Name treats Alisson as a Brazilian variant of Allison and explains Alison as a Norman diminutive of Aalis, a form of Alice; Alice comes from Adelais, a reduction of the Germanic Adalheidis, formed by adal, 'noble', and heit, 'kind, type'. Despite the ending -son, Alison does not come from a surname, according to the same source. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 119,578 people named Alisson, with a median age of 23.
Other spellings of Alisson
Sources
- Wiktionary: Álisson · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Alisson · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Alison · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Alice · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Adelaide · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alisson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Allisson
What does the name Allisson mean?
Allisson means “linked, via Alison, to Alice, from Germanic Adalheidis, from adal, 'noble', and heit, 'kind'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Alisson, of which Allisson is a spelling.
How many people are named Allisson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,251 people with the first name Allisson, which ranks it number 4,721 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Allisson a boy's or a girl's name?
Allisson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,233 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Allisson?
Allisson is a name of English, French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Allisson most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.003% of the state's population is named Allisson (120 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Allisson?
Alisson, Alison, Alysson, Alyson, Allison and Allyson and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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