Meaning of the nameGedson
- Male
- Ged-son
Gedson is a male name of Brazilian formation that ends in -son, from the English son ('son of'); the origin of the beginning Ged- is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,812 people named Gedson, the 5,485th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Gedson 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)
- 1,812
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,485
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,811
- people
Gedson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gedson, 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 (504 people).
0 women 1,802 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 Gedson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gedson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 245 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 200 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 165 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 141 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 131 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 112 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 102 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 84 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 70 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 65 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 58 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 37 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gedson
The ending -son is described in the Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as a patronymic formative from the English son, 'son of', found in names such as Edson and Anderson. The origin of the beginning Ged- is uncertain, so the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,812 people named Gedson, with a median age of 32; proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas. Most people were born between 1970 and 1999, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-SON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gedson
What does the name Gedson mean?
The meaning of Gedson 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 Gedson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,812 people with the first name Gedson, which ranks it number 5,485 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gedson a boy's or a girl's name?
Gedson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,802 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gedson most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Gedson (165 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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