Meaning of the nameDilson
- Male
- Dil-son
Dilson is a Brazilian male name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil considers perhaps formed by loss of the initial syllable of Edilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Dilson 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)
- 15,833
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,246
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 18,462
- people
Dilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dilson, 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 (4,521 people).
57 women 15,776 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 Dilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.017%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.011%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.010%
- Minas Gerais 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,461 | 0.017% |
| São Paulo | 2,153 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,035 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,610 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,343 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 961 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 743 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 718 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 559 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 397 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 348 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 329 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 304 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 296 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 292 | 0.011% |
| Distrito Federal | 250 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 191 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 125 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 122 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 116 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 106 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 88 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 72 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 58 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 56 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dilson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil classifies Dilson as a Brazilianism and says it was perhaps formed by aphaeresis, the loss of the beginning, of Edilson. The ending -ilson is, according to the Morfemário of the same dictionary, probably a fragment of names such as Nilson and Wilson, of English patronymic origin; Edilson appears there among the Brazilian names with this ending. The meaning of Dilson as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,833 people named Dilson, with a median age of 54. The name is almost always male, peaked among people born in the 1960s and, proportionally, is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ILSON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dilson
What does the name Dilson mean?
The meaning of Dilson 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 Dilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,833 people with the first name Dilson, which ranks it number 1,246 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Dilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 57 women and 15,776 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dilson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.017% of the state's population is named Dilson (2,461 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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