Meaning of the nameElso
- Male
- El-so
Elso is a short male name, used mostly by people born between the 1950s and 1980s; its origin is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Elso is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,885
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,253
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,555
- people
Elso in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elso, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (939 people).
24 women 3,861 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 Elso is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elso in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 651 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 484 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 417 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 348 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 298 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 273 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 173 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 155 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 153 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 139 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 127 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 102 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 84 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 82 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 55 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 38 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 19 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elso
Elso is a male name of uncertain origin; for that reason it is left without an assigned meaning. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Helso as a spelling variant. Almost all people with the name are men, and most were born between 1950 and 1989. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,885 people named Elso, with a median age of 51.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elso · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Elso
What does the name Elso mean?
The meaning of Elso is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Elso in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,885 people with the first name Elso, which ranks it number 3,253 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Elso a boy's or a girl's name?
Elso is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 3,861 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elso most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Elso (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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