Meaning of the nameEdielson
- Male
- E-di-el-son
Edielson is a Brazilian male name formed from Edi- and -elson, a structure recorded in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
Meaning
The meaning of Edielson 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)
- 6,577
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,266
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,542
- people
Edielson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edielson, 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 (1,623 people).
32 women 6,545 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 Edielson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edielson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 2,097 | 0.026% |
| Bahia | 1,118 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 507 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 454 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 429 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 308 | 0.042% |
| Alagoas | 184 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 165 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 140 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 134 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 120 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 114 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 110 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 108 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 90 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 73 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 70 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 61 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 42 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 38 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edielson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives the formation Edi- + -elson and records Edielsom as a spelling variant. In its Morfemário, Edi- appears in the ed-/edi-/ede- family, linked to Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, possessions', and -elson is described as coming from the English Elson, probably a fragment of Nelson ('son of Nell', with -son, 'son of'). The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,577 people named Edielson, almost always men; most were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and proportionally it is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edielson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edielson
What does the name Edielson mean?
The meaning of Edielson 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 Edielson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,577 people with the first name Edielson, which ranks it number 2,266 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edielson a boy's or a girl's name?
Edielson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 32 women and 6,545 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edielson most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.042% of the state's population is named Edielson (308 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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