Meaning of the nameEdilon
- Male
- E-di-lon
Edilon is a Brazilian male name beginning with Ed-, an element linked to the Anglo-Saxon ead; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,716 people named Edilon, the 5,693rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Edilon 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)
- 1,716
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,693
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,877
- people
Edilon in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edilon, 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 (421 people).
0 women 1,708 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 Edilon is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edilon in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 276 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 167 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 157 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 136 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 133 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 121 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 114 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 95 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 93 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edilon
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links the element Ed-, Edi- to the Germanic Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', present in traditional names such as Edgar, Edmar and Eduardo and in Brazilian formations such as Edilberto and Edinaldo. The origin of the ending -lon is uncertain, and the meaning of Edilon is not known for certain. Almost always male, it is concentrated among people born between the 1970s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,716 people named Edilon, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Morfemário: Ed-, Edi-, Ede- · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edilon
What does the name Edilon mean?
The meaning of Edilon 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 Edilon in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,716 people with the first name Edilon, which ranks it number 5,693 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Edilon a boy's or a girl's name?
Edilon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,708 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edilon most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Edilon (133 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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