Meaning of the nameCleidson
- Male
- Cleid-son
Cleidson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, a suffix of English origin meaning 'son of'.
Meaning
The meaning of Cleidson 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)
- 7,948
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,991
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,824
- people
Cleidson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cleidson, 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 (2,563 people).
35 women 7,913 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 Cleidson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cleidson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.011%
- Bahia 0.010%
- Espírito Santo 0.008%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Goiás 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,379 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 974 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 875 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 658 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 616 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 457 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 363 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 312 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 276 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 189 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 187 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 180 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 177 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 150 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 142 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 142 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 121 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 100 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 100 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 95 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 90 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 90 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 79 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 66 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 49 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 29 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cleidson
The ending -son comes from English, where it is a patronymic formative meaning 'son of', and appears in many Brazilian names such as Clebson and Claydson, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). The origin of the beginning Cleid- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,948 people named Cleidson, with a median age of 32. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. The name is almost always male and appears mostly among people born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Sources
- Morfemário: -son · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cleidson
What does the name Cleidson mean?
The meaning of Cleidson 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 Cleidson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,948 people with the first name Cleidson, which ranks it number 1,991 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cleidson a boy's or a girl's name?
Cleidson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 35 women and 7,913 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cleidson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.011% of the state's population is named Cleidson (875 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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