Meaning of the nameEdilsom
- Male
- E-dil-som
Edilsom is a Brazilian male name, a spelling variant of Edilson, which contains the element -ilson; the name as a whole has no documented meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Edilsom 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)
- 2,705
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,162
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,337
- people
Edilsom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edilsom, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (852 people).
0 women 2,690 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 Edilsom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edilsom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 408 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 314 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 278 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 211 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 165 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 136 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 125 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 109 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 104 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 94 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 87 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 83 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 69 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 57 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 55 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 53 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 41 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edilsom
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Edilsom among the spelling variants of Edilson. According to the Morfemário, -ilson is probably an element taken from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics meaning 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'; Edilson is among the names with this element. The initial element is not explained for this name, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,705 people named Edilsom, with a median age of 45; proportionally, it is most common in Pará. The name is almost always male, with records mostly from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edilsom
What does the name Edilsom mean?
The meaning of Edilsom 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 Edilsom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,705 people with the first name Edilsom, which ranks it number 4,162 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edilsom a boy's or a girl's name?
Edilsom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,690 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Edilsom most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Edilsom (278 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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