Meaning of the nameBenilson
- Male
- Be-nil-son
Benilson is a Brazilian male name that ends in -ilson, an element in names such as Nilson and Wilson, and it is most frequent among men born in the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,222 people named Benilson, the 4,766th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Benilson 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)
- 2,222
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,766
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,405
- people
Benilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Benilson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (575 people).
0 women 2,212 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 Benilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Benilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 476 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 418 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 199 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 194 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 123 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 63 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 58 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 44 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 40 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 33 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Benilson
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ilson as a male ending, probably a fragment of Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics ('son of Nill' and 'son of Will'), and notes that almost every name in -ilson has a counterpart in -ilton. It describes -son as an English suffix meaning 'son of'. The origin of the beginning Ben- is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,222 people named Benilson, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson, -son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Benilson
What does the name Benilson mean?
The meaning of Benilson 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 Benilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,222 people with the first name Benilson, which ranks it number 4,766 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Benilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Benilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,212 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Benilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.006% of the state's population is named Benilson (418 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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