Meaning of the nameJadilson
- Male
- Ja-dil-son
Jadilson is a Brazilian male name that ends in the formative -ilson, taken from names such as Nilson and Wilson; the origin of the start Jadi- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Jadilson 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)
- 4,787
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,824
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,391
- people
Jadilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jadilson, 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 (1,183 people).
0 women 4,777 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 Jadilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jadilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.015%
- Sergipe 0.012%
- Pernambuco 0.008%
- Bahia 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 838 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 727 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 482 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 464 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 402 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 262 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 262 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 245 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 210 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 167 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 92 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 75 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 68 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 65 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 65 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 56 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jadilson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilson as a probable fragment of names such as Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics ('son of Nill', 'son of Will'), and lists Adilson, Edilson, Denilson and Jailson among the Brazilian names with this ending. The origin of Jadi- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,787 people named Jadilson, with a median age of 38. It is almost always a male name, and births peak in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson, -son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jadilson
What does the name Jadilson mean?
The meaning of Jadilson 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 Jadilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,787 people with the first name Jadilson, which ranks it number 2,824 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jadilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jadilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,777 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jadilson most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.015% of the state's population is named Jadilson (464 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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