Meaning of the nameIlson
- Male
- Il-son
Ilson is a male name with the form of the ending -ilson of names like Nilson and Wilson, of English patronymic origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Ilson 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)
- 11,950
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,511
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 14,078
- people
Ilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ilson, 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 (3,345 people).
24 women 11,926 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 Ilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.016%
- Santa Catarina 0.013%
- Espírito Santo 0.013%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.013%
- Paraná 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,107 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 1,416 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,192 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,032 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 960 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 951 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 664 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 480 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 411 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 395 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 371 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 344 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 344 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 281 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 254 | 0.016% |
| Tocantins | 101 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 92 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 89 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 84 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 84 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 71 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 60 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 53 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 37 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ilson
The origin of Ilson is not known for certain. The name has the same form as the formative -ilson, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives as probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics meaning 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will', and which appears in Brazilian names such as Adilson, Edilson and Jailson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,950 people named Ilson, with a median age of 53; proportionally, the name is most common in Rondônia. The name is almost always male, and most of the people were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ilson
What does the name Ilson mean?
The meaning of Ilson 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 Ilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,950 people with the first name Ilson, which ranks it number 1,511 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Ilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 24 women and 11,926 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ilson most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.016% of the state's population is named Ilson (254 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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