Meaning of the nameEdnilson
- Male
- Ed-nil-son
Ednilson is a Brazilian male name that begins with the formative Ed- and ends like Nilson, with no settled meaning for the whole.
Meaning
The meaning of Ednilson 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)
- 10,976
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,601
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,581
- people
Ednilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ednilson, 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 (3,614 people).
37 women 10,939 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 Ednilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ednilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.015%
- Bahia 0.010%
- Paraná 0.008%
- Alagoas 0.008%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,990 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 1,385 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 960 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 925 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 616 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 416 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 394 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 371 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 320 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 298 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 242 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 240 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 234 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 230 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 217 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 160 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 159 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 133 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 132 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 129 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 100 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 88 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 61 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 52 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 42 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 37 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ednilson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Ed- as a formative of Anglo-Saxon origin, from ead, 'wealth, riches', found in names such as Edmilson, Ednaldo and Ednildo. The ending -ilson, according to the same work, was probably taken from names such as Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics ('son of Nill', 'son of Will'). The meaning of the whole is not known with certainty. It is an almost always male name, with the largest number of records among people born in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,976 people named Ednilson, with a median age of 44.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ednilson
What does the name Ednilson mean?
The meaning of Ednilson 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 Ednilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,976 people with the first name Ednilson, which ranks it number 1,601 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ednilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Ednilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 37 women and 10,939 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ednilson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.015% of the state's population is named Ednilson (320 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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