Meaning of the nameIvanilson
- Male
- I-va-nil-son
Ivanilson is a Brazilian male name ending in -ilson, a formative taken from Nilson and Wilson, and sharing the initial Ivan- of Ivanilda.
Meaning
The meaning of Ivanilson 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)
- 12,503
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,460
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 13,322
- people
Ivanilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ivanilson, 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 (3,513 people).
59 women 12,444 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 Ivanilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ivanilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.026%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.026%
- Pará 0.019%
- Amapá 0.019%
- Amazonas 0.014%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 1,746 | 0.026% |
| Bahia | 1,717 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 1,525 | 0.019% |
| São Paulo | 1,072 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 983 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 844 | 0.026% |
| Amazonas | 557 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 545 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 512 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 498 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 336 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 313 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 238 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 228 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 213 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 177 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 154 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 137 | 0.019% |
| Tocantins | 110 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 109 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 106 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 102 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 71 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 58 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 58 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 52 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 42 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ivanilson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilson as a formative probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics, and observes that almost every name with -ilson has a counterpart in -ilton. In the entry for Ivanilda, the same dictionary separates the elements Ivan- and -ilda; Ivan, according to Behind the Name, comes from Old Church Slavonic Ioannŭ, taken from Greek Ioannes, the name João. The meaning of Ivanilson as a whole is not known for certain. It is an almost always male name, given mostly to people born between the 1970s and 2000s; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,503 people named Ivanilson, with a median age of 35.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivanilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Ivan · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Ivanilson
What does the name Ivanilson mean?
The meaning of Ivanilson 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 Ivanilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,503 people with the first name Ivanilson, which ranks it number 1,460 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ivanilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Ivanilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 59 women and 12,444 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ivanilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.026% of the state's population is named Ivanilson (1,746 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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