Meaning of the nameAnailson
- Male
- A-nail-son
Anailson is a Brazilian male name whose ending -ilson appears in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as a possible element taken from Nilson and Wilson.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,142 people named Anailson, the 4,880th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 23, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Anailson 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)
- 2,142
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,880
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,252
- people
Anailson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anailson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (972 people).
0 women 2,133 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 Anailson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Anailson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 454 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 241 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 180 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 177 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 134 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 101 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 98 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 86 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 74 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 63 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 63 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 57 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Anailson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Anailson, with Anailsom as a spelling variant. Its Morfemário lists -ilson as an element probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, patronymics that the dictionary glosses as 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will', and which also appears in Adailson, Edilson and Jailson. The origin of the beginning Ana- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,142 people named Anailson, with a median age of 23.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anailson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Anailson
What does the name Anailson mean?
The meaning of Anailson 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 Anailson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,142 people with the first name Anailson, which ranks it number 4,880 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Anailson a boy's or a girl's name?
Anailson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,133 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Anailson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Anailson (241 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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