Meaning of the nameDailson
- Male
- Dail-son
Dailson is a male name ending in -son, an English-origin formative that indicates descent; the origin of the beginning Dail- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Dailson 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)
- 2,971
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,929
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,274
- people
Dailson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dailson, 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 (897 people).
0 women 2,959 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 Dailson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dailson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.008%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 622 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 356 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 354 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 331 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 225 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 144 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 87 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 75 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 74 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 69 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 67 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 61 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 58 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dailson
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of', found in names such as Anderson, Edson and Emerson. The origin of the initial element Dail- is uncertain, and there is no documented explanation for the name as a whole. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,971 people named Dailson, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. It is almost always a male name, and most were born between 1970 and 1999.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dailson
What does the name Dailson mean?
The meaning of Dailson 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 Dailson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,971 people with the first name Dailson, which ranks it number 3,929 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Dailson a boy's or a girl's name?
Dailson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,959 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dailson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.008% of the state's population is named Dailson (622 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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