Meaning of the nameArleson
- Male
- Ar-le-son
Arleson is a male name of uncertain origin, whose ending -son comes from English, where it means 'son of'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,294 people named Arleson, the 6,959th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 23, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Arleson 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)
- 1,294
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,959
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,211
- people
Arleson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arleson, 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 (434 people).
0 women 1,287 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 Arleson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arleson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 550 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 366 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 52 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 41 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 41 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 29 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 25 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arleson
The origin of Arleson is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains that the ending -son comes from the English -son, a patronymic element meaning 'son of', and appears in Brazilian names such as Adalson and Clebson; the beginning Arle- has no documented origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,294 people named Arleson, almost all men, and most were born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arleson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Arleson
What does the name Arleson mean?
The meaning of Arleson 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 Arleson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,294 people with the first name Arleson, which ranks it number 6,959 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Arleson a boy's or a girl's name?
Arleson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,287 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Arleson most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.014% of the state's population is named Arleson (550 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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