Meaning of the nameArilson
- Male
- A-ril-son
Arilson is a Brazilian male name ending in -son, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Arilson is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 6,892
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,190
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,443
- people
Arilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arilson, 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 (2,803 people).
26 women 6,866 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 Arilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.009%
- Espírito Santo 0.008%
- Pará 0.007%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.006%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 908 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 735 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 606 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 561 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 561 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 474 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 446 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 349 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 342 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 306 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 283 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 192 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 144 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 142 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 110 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 105 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 101 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 85 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 83 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 73 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 70 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 40 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 23 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arilson
The origin of Arilson is uncertain. The name ends in -ilson, a formative that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as probably taken from names such as Nilson and Wilson, linked to the English -son, 'son of'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,892 people named Arilson, with a median age of 40. Most were born in the 1970s and 1990s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. The dictionary also records the spellings Arylson, Harilson and Arilsom.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: morfemário (-ilson, -son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Arilson
What does the name Arilson mean?
The meaning of Arilson is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Arilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,892 people with the first name Arilson, which ranks it number 2,190 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Arilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Arilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 26 women and 6,866 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Arilson most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.009% of the state's population is named Arilson (349 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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