Meaning of the nameGeilson
- Male
- Geil-son
Geilson is a Brazilian male name ending in -son, an English-origin formative that indicates descent, recorded mostly among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Geilson 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)
- 6,822
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,205
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,365
- people
Geilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Geilson, 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 (1,820 people).
34 women 6,788 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 Geilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Geilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.013%
- Acre 0.013%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.012%
- Ceará 0.007%
- Paraíba 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 871 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 628 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 613 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 588 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 574 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 504 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 501 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 380 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 276 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 225 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 217 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 196 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 189 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 161 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 132 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 106 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 104 | 0.013% |
| Rondônia | 87 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 84 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 71 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 70 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 60 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 60 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 45 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 34 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Geilson
Geilson ends in -son, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a patronymic formative from English, "son of", found in Brazilian names such as Aleison and Adeison. The origin of the first part, Gei-, is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,822 people named Geilson, with a median age of 32. It is almost always a male name, with more records in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Geilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Geilson
What does the name Geilson mean?
The meaning of Geilson 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 Geilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,822 people with the first name Geilson, which ranks it number 2,205 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Geilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Geilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 34 women and 6,788 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Geilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.013% of the state's population is named Geilson (871 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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