Meaning of the nameGleyson
- Male
- Gley-son
Gleyson is a spelling of the name Gleison.
Meaning
The meaning of Gleyson 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)
- 3,608
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,435
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,434
- people
Gleyson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gleyson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,243 people).
22 women 3,586 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 Gleyson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gleyson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Piauí 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Pará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 478 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 386 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 349 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 306 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 301 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 271 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 230 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 141 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 136 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 129 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 125 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 98 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 86 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 76 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 69 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 53 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 46 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Gleyson
It uses Y in place of I; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
About the name Gleison
Gleison 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', found in borrowings such as Edson and Jackson and in Brazilian names such as Adeison and Aleison. The origin of the beginning Glei- is uncertain, and the name has no known meaning as a whole. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,303 people named Gleison, with a median age of 31. The name is almost always male, peaked among men born in the 1990s and, proportionally, is most common in Acre. Gleisson and Gleyson are other spellings of the same name.
Other spellings of Gleison
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gleison · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gleyson
What does the name Gleyson mean?
The meaning of Gleyson 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 Gleyson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,608 people with the first name Gleyson, which ranks it number 3,435 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Gleyson a boy's or a girl's name?
Gleyson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 22 women and 3,586 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gleyson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Gleyson (349 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Gleyson?
Gleison and Gleisson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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