Meaning of the nameGenilson
- Male
- Ge-nil-son
Genilson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilson, an ending the Morfemário takes from names such as Nilson and Wilson; the largest group was born in the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Genilson 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)
- 31,243
- Rank in Brazil
- #795
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 32,972
- people
Genilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Genilson, 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 (9,779 people).
121 women 31,122 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 Genilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Genilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.058%
- Maranhão 0.040%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.038%
- Alagoas 0.036%
- Paraíba 0.033%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 4,115 | 0.029% |
| São Paulo | 3,599 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 2,703 | 0.040% |
| Pernambuco | 2,622 | 0.029% |
| Pará | 1,993 | 0.025% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,970 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,890 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 1,312 | 0.033% |
| Sergipe | 1,283 | 0.058% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,264 | 0.038% |
| Alagoas | 1,124 | 0.036% |
| Ceará | 929 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 860 | 0.026% |
| Goiás | 827 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 736 | 0.019% |
| Paraná | 724 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 669 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso | 574 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 343 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 302 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 299 | 0.011% |
| Tocantins | 274 | 0.018% |
| Rondônia | 263 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 172 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 161 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 118 | 0.019% |
| Amapá | 117 | 0.016% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Genilson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Genilson among the Brazilian names with the ending -ilson, probably taken from names such as Nilson and Wilson. These were originally English patronymics: Nilson, 'son of Nill', and Wilson, 'son of Will'. The origin of the beginning Gen- is uncertain, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 31,243 people named Genilson, with a median age of 37. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Genilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Genilson
What does the name Genilson mean?
The meaning of Genilson 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 Genilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 31,243 people with the first name Genilson, which ranks it number 795 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Genilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Genilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 121 women and 31,122 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Genilson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.058% of the state's population is named Genilson (1,283 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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