Meaning of the nameGleidson
- Male
- Gleid-son
Gleidson is a Brazilian male name ending in -son, an English formative meaning 'son of', and Gleydson is its spelling with Y.
Meaning
The meaning of Gleidson 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)
- 14,627
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,310
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 15,603
- people
Gleidson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gleidson, 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 (4,819 people).
72 women 14,555 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 Gleidson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gleidson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,196 | 0.016% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,971 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 1,324 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 1,241 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 1,129 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 866 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 857 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 810 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 644 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 481 | 0.013% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 379 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 350 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 322 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 298 | 0.014% |
| Amazonas | 208 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 189 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 186 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 173 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 153 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 136 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 129 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 123 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 115 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 114 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 112 | 0.018% |
| Amapá | 75 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 46 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gleidson
The origin of the beginning of the name is uncertain; the ending -son is described in the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as an English patronymic formative, 'son of', found in Brazilian names such as Claydson and Aldson. The same dictionary records Gleidison, Gleidsom, Gleydsom and Gleydson as spelling variants of Gleidson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,627 people named Gleidson, with a median age of 30, almost always male. The name has the most records among people born in the 1980s.
Spelling with I, the most common in the group.
Other spellings of Gleidson
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Gleidson | 14,627 |
| Gleydson | 4,057 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gleidson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gleidson
What does the name Gleidson mean?
The meaning of Gleidson 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 Gleidson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,627 people with the first name Gleidson, which ranks it number 1,310 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gleidson a boy's or a girl's name?
Gleidson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 72 women and 14,555 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gleidson most common?
Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.018% of the state's population is named Gleidson (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Gleidson?
Gleydson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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