Meaning of the nameEdenilson
- Male
- E-de-nil-son
Edenilson is a male Brazilian name of uncertain origin, with the beginning Ede- of Edenildo and the ending -ilson of Denilson and Edilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Edenilson 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)
- 15,555
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,261
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,652
- people
Edenilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edenilson, 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 (4,405 people).
50 women 15,505 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 Edenilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edenilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.025%
- Paraná 0.024%
- Santa Catarina 0.023%
- Bahia 0.012%
- Pará 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraná | 2,760 | 0.024% |
| São Paulo | 2,497 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,771 | 0.023% |
| Bahia | 1,733 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 977 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 907 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 599 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 592 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 545 | 0.025% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 387 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 368 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 368 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 294 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 289 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 231 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 176 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 161 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 152 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 132 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 120 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 109 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 104 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 73 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 68 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 65 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 49 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edenilson
Edenilson is a male name used in Brazil, with a meaning not known for certain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links the element Ed-, Ede- to the Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', present in Edenildo and Edenilton, and sees the ending -ilson as a fragment of names such as Nilson and Wilson, of English patronymic origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,555 people named Edenilson, with a median age of 39. It is almost always male, peaks among men born in the 1980s, and, proportionally, is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Morfemário: ED-, EDI-, EDE- e -ILSON · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edenilson
What does the name Edenilson mean?
The meaning of Edenilson 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 Edenilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,555 people with the first name Edenilson, which ranks it number 1,261 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edenilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Edenilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 50 women and 15,505 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edenilson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.025% of the state's population is named Edenilson (545 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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