Meaning of the nameDelson
- Male
- Del-son
Delson is a Brazilian male name formed from Del-, an aphaeresis of Adel-, and the formative -son, 'son of', with no fixed meaning for the whole name.
Meaning
The meaning of Delson 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)
- 6,404
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,306
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,024
- people
Delson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Delson, 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 (1,514 people).
21 women 6,383 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 Delson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Delson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- Bahia 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 1,073 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 832 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 812 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 715 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 622 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 243 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 233 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 232 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 172 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 168 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 146 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 144 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 140 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 129 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 124 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 100 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 93 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 82 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 63 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 59 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Delson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Delson among the names in which the A- of Adel- was dropped; Adel- comes from Germanic athal, 'noble'. The ending -son comes from English son, 'son of'. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,404 people named Delson, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Delson
What does the name Delson mean?
The meaning of Delson 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 Delson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,404 people with the first name Delson, which ranks it number 2,306 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Delson a boy's or a girl's name?
Delson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 6,383 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Delson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.008% of the state's population is named Delson (622 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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