Meaning of the nameEderson
- Male
- E-der-son
Ederson is a masculine name ending in -erson, an ending the Morfemário links to English names such as Jefferson, and widely used among people born in the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Ederson 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)
- 31,772
- Rank in Brazil
- #783
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 33,038
- people
Ederson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ederson, 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 (16,142 people).
115 women 31,657 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 Ederson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ederson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.059%
- Santa Catarina 0.043%
- Paraná 0.036%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.032%
- Mato Grosso 0.021%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 7,483 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,464 | 0.059% |
| Paraná | 4,103 | 0.036% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,307 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,282 | 0.043% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 869 | 0.032% |
| Pará | 859 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 773 | 0.021% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 740 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 592 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 518 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 494 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 403 | 0.011% |
| Ceará | 325 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 311 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 226 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 190 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 188 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 120 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 85 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 85 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 75 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 60 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 59 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 48 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 46 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ederson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -erson as probably taken from English names such as Jefferson, 'son of Jeff', and finds it in Brazilian names such as Cleverson and Vanderson. This ending contains the English patronymic -son, 'son of', present in Anderson and Edson. The meaning of Ederson as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 31,772 people named Ederson, with the largest group born in the 1980s: 16,142 people. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ederson
What does the name Ederson mean?
The meaning of Ederson 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 Ederson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 31,772 people with the first name Ederson, which ranks it number 783 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ederson a boy's or a girl's name?
Ederson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 115 women and 31,657 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ederson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.059% of the state's population is named Ederson (6,464 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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