Meaning of the nameJadson
- Male
- Jad-son
Jadson is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, ending in -son, an English formative meaning "son of", and most often recorded among people born from the 1980s on.
Meaning
The meaning of Jadson 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)
- 36,462
- Rank in Brazil
- #716
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 28,137
- people
Jadson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jadson, 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 (9,958 people).
221 women 36,241 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 Jadson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jadson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.097%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.066%
- Sergipe 0.065%
- Bahia 0.050%
- Pernambuco 0.041%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 7,103 | 0.050% |
| Pernambuco | 3,748 | 0.041% |
| Alagoas | 3,027 | 0.097% |
| São Paulo | 2,893 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 2,768 | 0.034% |
| Maranhão | 2,501 | 0.037% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,173 | 0.066% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,688 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 1,430 | 0.065% |
| Ceará | 971 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 850 | 0.022% |
| Goiás | 807 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 781 | 0.010% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 684 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 637 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 597 | 0.018% |
| Espírito Santo | 586 | 0.015% |
| Paraná | 584 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 575 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 379 | 0.014% |
| Tocantins | 368 | 0.024% |
| Distrito Federal | 342 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 246 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 238 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 185 | 0.022% |
| Amapá | 168 | 0.023% |
| Roraima | 133 | 0.021% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jadson
The origin of Jadson is uncertain. The name ends in -son, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as an English patronymic formative, "son of", found in traditional names such as Anderson, Edson and Jefferson and in Brazilian creations such as Clebson and Ronison. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 36,462 people named Jadson, with a median age of 23. The name grew from the 1980s on and remains in use among those born after 2010; proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas, and it is almost always male. The dictionary records Jadsom as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jadson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jadson
What does the name Jadson mean?
The meaning of Jadson 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 Jadson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 36,462 people with the first name Jadson, which ranks it number 716 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jadson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jadson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 221 women and 36,241 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jadson most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.097% of the state's population is named Jadson (3,027 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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