Meaning of the nameEdinilson
- Male
- E-di-nil-son
Edinilson is a Brazilian male name that combines Edi-, from Anglo-Saxon, with the ending -ilson, from English patronymics; the meaning of the whole is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Edinilson 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)
- 5,455
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,586
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,090
- people
Edinilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Edinilson, 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 (1,689 people).
25 women 5,430 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 Edinilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Edinilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Pará 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,145 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 739 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 553 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 372 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 250 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 243 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 210 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 200 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 197 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 196 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 195 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 174 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 166 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 92 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 92 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 81 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 62 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 58 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 57 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 55 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 55 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 40 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 38 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 31 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Edinilson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Edi- as coming from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, possessions', and -ilson as a probable fragment of names such as Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics that mean 'son of'. The dictionary does not document Edinilson in particular, so the meaning of the full name remains open. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,455 people named Edinilson, with a median age of 43. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. It is an almost always male name, given mostly to people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Edinilson
What does the name Edinilson mean?
The meaning of Edinilson 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 Edinilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,455 people with the first name Edinilson, which ranks it number 2,586 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Edinilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Edinilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 5,430 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Edinilson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Edinilson (739 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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