Meaning of the nameErenilson
- Male
- E-re-nil-son
Erenilson is a Brazilian masculine name that ends in the formative -ilson, linked to English names in -son; the beginning Eren- is of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Erenilson 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)
- 1,515
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,215
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,600
- people
Erenilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erenilson, 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 (440 people).
0 women 1,507 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 Erenilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erenilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 225 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 153 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 147 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 136 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 104 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 96 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 88 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 62 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 54 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 48 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 40 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 31 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erenilson
According to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the formative -ilson was probably taken from given names such as Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics ("son of Nill" and "son of Will"). This ending appears in many Brazilian names, such as Edilson, Denilson and Jailson. The origin of Eren- is uncertain, and for that reason the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,515 people named Erenilson, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erenilson
What does the name Erenilson mean?
The meaning of Erenilson 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 Erenilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,515 people with the first name Erenilson, which ranks it number 6,215 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Erenilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Erenilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,507 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erenilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Erenilson (136 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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