Meaning of the nameAmilson
- Male
- A-mil-son
Amilson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, recorded since the 1940s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,487 people named Amilson, the 6,302nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Amilson 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)
- 1,487
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,302
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,619
- people
Amilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Amilson, 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 (399 people).
0 women 1,484 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 Amilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Amilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 193 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 174 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 169 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 136 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 135 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 102 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 87 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 58 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 51 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 28 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 27 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Amilson
The origin of Amilson is uncertain. According to the morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, the ending -son is an English patronymic formative, 'son of', but the formation of this specific name is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,487 people named Amilson, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Amilson
What does the name Amilson mean?
The meaning of Amilson 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 Amilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,487 people with the first name Amilson, which ranks it number 6,302 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Amilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Amilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,484 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Amilson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Amilson (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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