Meaning of the nameCelson
- Male
- Cel-son
Celson is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, ending in -son, an element of English origin found in names such as Edson and Emerson.
Meaning
The meaning of Celson 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)
- 6,216
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,354
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,568
- people
Celson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Celson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,473 people).
24 women 6,192 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 Celson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Celson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.006%
- Pará 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Bahia 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 772 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 734 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 600 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 460 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 459 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 434 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 316 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 303 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 261 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 221 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 220 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 193 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 181 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 119 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 114 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 108 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 102 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 89 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 85 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 85 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 83 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 62 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 58 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 51 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Celson
The origin of Celson is uncertain. The ending -son, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), comes from the English patronymic element -son, 'son of', and appears in names such as Edson, Emerson and Jefferson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,216 people named Celson, with a median age of 49. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Celson
What does the name Celson mean?
The meaning of Celson 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 Celson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,216 people with the first name Celson, which ranks it number 2,354 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Celson a boy's or a girl's name?
Celson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 6,192 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Celson most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.006% of the state's population is named Celson (221 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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