Meaning of the nameAnilson
- Male
- A-nil-son
Anilson is a Brazilian male name ending in -ilson, a formative that the Morfemário links to the English names Nilson and Wilson.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,304 people named Anilson, the 3,633rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Anilson 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)
- 3,304
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,633
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,511
- people
Anilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anilson, 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 (967 people).
0 women 3,296 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 Anilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Anilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 563 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 394 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 284 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 219 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 212 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 202 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 191 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 152 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 140 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 126 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 114 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 110 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 93 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 69 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 59 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 33 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 33 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Anilson
Anilson ends in -ilson, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) considers a probable fragment of Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics that mean 'son of'. The beginning of the name has no documented meaning, and the dictionary records the spelling variant Anilsom. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,304 people named Anilson, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. The largest number of records is of people born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Anilson
What does the name Anilson mean?
The meaning of Anilson 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 Anilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,304 people with the first name Anilson, which ranks it number 3,633 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Anilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Anilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,296 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Anilson most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Anilson (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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