Meaning of the nameEnilson
- Male
- E-nil-son
Enilson is a Brazilian male name ending in the element -ilson, taken from English names such as Nilson and Wilson; the name as a whole has no documented meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Enilson 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)
- 4,832
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,802
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,324
- people
Enilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Enilson, 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 (1,419 people).
0 women 4,814 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 Enilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Enilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 528 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 528 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 455 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 442 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 425 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 347 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 226 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 225 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 191 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 155 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 150 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 121 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 120 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 100 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 98 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 91 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 83 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 79 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 72 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 66 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 60 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 58 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 51 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 50 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 41 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 30 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Enilson
According to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, -ilson is probably an element taken from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics meaning 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. The initial element En- is not explained, and so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,832 people named Enilson, with a median age of 45; proportionally, it is most common in Pará. The name is almost always male, with records mostly from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Enilson
What does the name Enilson mean?
The meaning of Enilson 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 Enilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,832 people with the first name Enilson, which ranks it number 2,802 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Enilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Enilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,814 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Enilson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.005% of the state's population is named Enilson (442 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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