Meaning of the nameEleilson
- Male
- E-leil-son
Eleilson is a Brazilian male name ending in -ilson, an element linked to the English patronymic 'son of', and its meaning is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Eleilson 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)
- 1,221
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,224
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,397
- people
Eleilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eleilson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (379 people).
0 women 1,217 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 Eleilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eleilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 385 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 156 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 155 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 79 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 35 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 35 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eleilson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -ilson as a probable fragment of Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics, 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will', and cites Deilson and Jailson among the Brazilian names with this element. The origin of the beginning Ele- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. The records are concentrated in the 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,221 people named Eleilson, with a median age of 31. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Eleilson
What does the name Eleilson mean?
The meaning of Eleilson 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 Eleilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,221 people with the first name Eleilson, which ranks it number 7,224 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Eleilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Eleilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,217 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Eleilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.006% of the state's population is named Eleilson (385 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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