Meaning of the nameEdilson
- Male
- E-dil-son
Edilson is a Brazilian male name from the group of names in -ilson, an ending that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to Nilson and Wilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Edilson 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)
- 112,097
- Rank in Brazil
- #290
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 124,272
- people
Edilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edilson, 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 (34,488 people).
354 women 111,743 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 Edilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.099%
- Bahia 0.093%
- Piauí 0.093%
- Pará 0.093%
- Paraíba 0.090%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 19,893 | 0.045% |
| Bahia | 13,147 | 0.093% |
| Pernambuco | 8,932 | 0.099% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,508 | 0.037% |
| Pará | 7,508 | 0.093% |
| Maranhão | 5,731 | 0.085% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,418 | 0.034% |
| Paraná | 5,291 | 0.046% |
| Ceará | 4,184 | 0.048% |
| Paraíba | 3,574 | 0.090% |
| Goiás | 3,478 | 0.049% |
| Piauí | 3,041 | 0.093% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,703 | 0.082% |
| Alagoas | 2,619 | 0.084% |
| Amazonas | 2,560 | 0.065% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,447 | 0.067% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,343 | 0.031% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,818 | 0.047% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,763 | 0.064% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,551 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,531 | 0.054% |
| Sergipe | 1,475 | 0.067% |
| Tocantins | 1,118 | 0.074% |
| Rondônia | 1,028 | 0.065% |
| Amapá | 571 | 0.078% |
| Acre | 505 | 0.061% |
| Roraima | 360 | 0.057% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edilson
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil includes Edilson among the Brazilian names with -ilson, a probable fragment of Nilson and Wilson, English names of patronymic origin meaning 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. The beginning Ed-/Edi- coincides with the element that the same morpheme list derives from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'riches, goods', present in Edgar, Edmundo and Eduardo; the meaning of Edilson as a whole is uncertain. Behind the Name records the accented form Edílson as a variant of Adílson, a name of likewise uncertain origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 112,097 people named Edilson, with a median age of 46; proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson, Ed-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Edílson · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Adílson · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Edilson
What does the name Edilson mean?
The meaning of Edilson 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 Edilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 112,097 people with the first name Edilson, which ranks it number 290 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Edilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 354 women and 111,743 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edilson most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.099% of the state's population is named Edilson (8,932 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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