Meaning of the nameIdelson
- Male
- I-del-son
Idelson is a Brazilian masculine name that joins the beginning Id- to the English formative -elson, linked to Nelson, 'son of Nell'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,286 people named Idelson, the 6,988th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Idelson is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,286
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,988
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,376
- people
Idelson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Idelson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (324 people).
0 women 1,282 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 Idelson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Idelson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 363 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 206 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 196 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 99 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 35 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 19 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Idelson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Idelson, alongside Joelson and Nelson, among the names with the formative -elson, from the English Elson and probably taken from Nelson, in English 'son of Nell'. The same Morfemário describes -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of'. The origin of the beginning Id- is uncertain, and the whole name has no assigned meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,286 people named Idelson; the name is almost always male, and most of the people were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-elson, -son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Idelson
What does the name Idelson mean?
The meaning of Idelson is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Idelson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,286 people with the first name Idelson, which ranks it number 6,988 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Idelson a boy's or a girl's name?
Idelson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,282 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Idelson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Idelson (363 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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