Meaning of the nameGladson
- Male
- Glad-son
Gladson is a Brazilian male name whose ending -son is an English-origin formative meaning 'son of'; the origin of Glad- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Gladson 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)
- 3,083
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,819
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,071
- people
Gladson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gladson, 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 (854 people).
23 women 3,060 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 Gladson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gladson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.016%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Ceará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 795 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 346 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 306 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 219 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 165 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 148 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 137 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 105 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 87 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 81 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 69 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 60 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 58 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 57 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 55 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 43 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gladson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists -son in its Morfemário as a patronymic formative from English, meaning 'son of', found in names such as Anderson, Jackson and Clebson. In Wiktionary, Gladson appears as an English surname. The origin of the initial element Glad- is uncertain, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,083 people named Gladson, almost always men, mostly born between 1970 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Gladson · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Gladson
What does the name Gladson mean?
The meaning of Gladson 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 Gladson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,083 people with the first name Gladson, which ranks it number 3,819 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gladson a boy's or a girl's name?
Gladson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 23 women and 3,060 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gladson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.016% of the state's population is named Gladson (346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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