Meaning of the nameEmilson
- Male
- E-mil-son
Emilson is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, which ends in the formative -son, of English origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Emilson 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)
- 3,994
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,198
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,298
- people
Emilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Emilson, 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 (960 people).
0 women 3,977 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 Emilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Emilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 808 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 526 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 429 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 266 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 187 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 180 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 177 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 128 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 126 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 125 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 120 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 111 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 101 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 88 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 82 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 78 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 71 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 52 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 51 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 48 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 42 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 40 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Emilson
The origin of the name Emilson is uncertain. It ends in -son, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains as an English suffix for patronymics, 'son of', found in names such as Edson and Anderson. The beginning matches the name Emil, which Wiktionary traces to German, from Latin Aemilius, possibly linked to aemulus, 'rival'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,994 people named Emilson, with a median age of 47, almost always men, with most records of people born from 1950 to 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Emil · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Emilson
What does the name Emilson mean?
The meaning of Emilson 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 Emilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,994 people with the first name Emilson, which ranks it number 3,198 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Emilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Emilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,977 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Emilson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.005% of the state's population is named Emilson (808 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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