Meaning of the nameGelson
- Male
- Gel-son
Gelson is a Brazilian male name ending in -son, a formative of English origin meaning 'son of'; the origin of Gel- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Gelson 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)
- 25,254
- Rank in Brazil
- #912
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 28,514
- people
Gelson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gelson, 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 (6,890 people).
68 women 25,186 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 Gelson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gelson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.048%
- Santa Catarina 0.026%
- Espírito Santo 0.026%
- Paraná 0.023%
- Rondônia 0.021%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,229 | 0.048% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,012 | 0.019% |
| São Paulo | 2,848 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 2,620 | 0.023% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,997 | 0.026% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,681 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 1,520 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 988 | 0.026% |
| Mato Grosso | 635 | 0.017% |
| Pará | 612 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 583 | 0.021% |
| Amazonas | 549 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 415 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 360 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 338 | 0.021% |
| Pernambuco | 276 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 253 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 225 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 187 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 182 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 162 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 139 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 130 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 99 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 96 | 0.012% |
| Roraima | 61 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 57 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gelson
Gelson ends in -son, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) takes from English -son, 'son of', the same as in Edson and in Brazilian names such as Adalson. The origin of the beginning Gel- is uncertain, and the name has no known meaning as a whole. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 25,254 people named Gelson, with a median age of 48. The name is almost always male, peaked among men born in the 1970s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gelson
What does the name Gelson mean?
The meaning of Gelson 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 Gelson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 25,254 people with the first name Gelson, which ranks it number 912 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gelson a boy's or a girl's name?
Gelson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 68 women and 25,186 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gelson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.048% of the state's population is named Gelson (5,229 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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