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Meaning of the nameEdmílson

Edmílson is a Brazilian male name that Behind the Name explains as a probable blend of Edmundo and Wilson.

Meaning

The meaning of Edmílson 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)
87,670
Rank in Brazil
#353
Median age
48 years
2010 Census
93,514
people

Edmílson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Edmílson, 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 (27,794 people).

254 women 87,416 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 Edmílson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Edmílson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Pernambuco 0.095%
  2. Alagoas 0.091%
  3. Bahia 0.085%
  4. Paraíba 0.080%
  5. Rio Grande do Norte 0.062%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo17,4390.039%
Bahia11,9640.085%
Pernambuco8,5830.095%
Minas Gerais7,7470.038%
Rio de Janeiro6,5550.041%
Maranhão3,4700.051%
Pará3,4440.042%
Paraíba3,1700.080%
Ceará2,9990.034%
Alagoas2,8510.091%
Goiás2,5860.037%
Rio Grande do Norte2,0360.062%
Paraná1,9360.017%
Piauí1,7120.052%
Amazonas1,5280.039%
Espírito Santo1,2410.032%
Mato Grosso1,2240.034%
Distrito Federal1,2240.043%
Sergipe1,1010.050%
Rio Grande do Sul1,0300.010%
Santa Catarina1,0190.013%
Mato Grosso do Sul8710.032%
Tocantins5940.039%
Rondônia5920.037%
Acre2650.032%
Amapá2590.035%
Roraima2300.036%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Edmílson

Behind the Name lists Edmílson as probably a blend of Edmundo and Wilson. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Edmilson among the Brazilian names with Ed-, an element from Anglo-Saxon ead, 'wealth, goods', also present in Edmundo and Eduardo, and explains the ending -ilson as probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics (Wilson, 'son of Will'). In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 87,670 people named Edmílson, with a median age of 48. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, most common in Pernambuco.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Edmílson · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Morfemário: Ed-, -ilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Edmilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Edmílson

What does the name Edmílson mean?

The meaning of Edmílson 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 Edmílson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 87,670 people with the first name Edmílson, which ranks it number 353 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Edmílson a boy's or a girl's name?

Edmílson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 254 women and 87,416 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Edmílson?

Edmílson is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Edmílson most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.095% of the state's population is named Edmílson (8,583 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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