Meaning of the nameEdeilson
- Male
- E-deil-son
Edeilson is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, ending in -son, an element of English origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,588 people named Edeilson, the 4,320th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Edeilson is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,588
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,320
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,884
- people
Edeilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edeilson, 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 (823 people).
0 women 2,578 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 Edeilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edeilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 375 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 326 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 308 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 265 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 208 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 123 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 106 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 96 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 88 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 84 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 76 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 73 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 61 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 57 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 41 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 31 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edeilson
The origin of the spelling Edeilson is uncertain. The name ends in -son, a male element that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to the English -son, 'son of', and begins with Ed(e)-, an element documented from the Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods'. The meaning of the whole name is not known. Most of the people were born between 1970 and 1999. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,588 people named Edeilson, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edeilson
What does the name Edeilson mean?
The meaning of Edeilson is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Edeilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,588 people with the first name Edeilson, which ranks it number 4,320 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edeilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Edeilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,578 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edeilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Edeilson (326 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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