Meaning of the nameCledson
- Male
- Cled-son
Cledson is a Brazilian masculine name formed from Cled-, a probable variant of Cléber, and -son, an English formative meaning 'son of'.
Meaning
The meaning of Cledson 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)
- 7,857
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,005
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,571
- people
Cledson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cledson, 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 (2,778 people).
49 women 7,808 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 Cledson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cledson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,004 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 919 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 810 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 603 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 489 | 0.016% |
| Maranhão | 454 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 415 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 410 | 0.019% |
| Amazonas | 312 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 292 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 248 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 246 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 163 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 150 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 148 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 131 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 130 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 125 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 124 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 122 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 121 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 108 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 101 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 74 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 67 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 57 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 34 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cledson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Cledson as Cled- plus -son, a Brazilianism, and says that Cled- is probably a variant of Cléber. The Morfemário explains -son as a formative from English, a patronymic, 'son of'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,857 people named Cledson, with a median age of 35. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. Most were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always male. The dictionary also lists the variants Cledsom, Kledsom and Kledson.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cledson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Morfemário: -son · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cléber · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cledson
What does the name Cledson mean?
The meaning of Cledson 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 Cledson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,857 people with the first name Cledson, which ranks it number 2,005 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cledson a boy's or a girl's name?
Cledson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 49 women and 7,808 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cledson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.019% of the state's population is named Cledson (410 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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