Meaning of the nameJaílson
- Male
- Ja-íl-son
Jaílson is a Brazilian masculine name formed from Ja- and -ilson, an ending taken from names such as Nilson and Wilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Jaílson 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)
- 69,641
- Rank in Brazil
- #434
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 75,341
- people
Jaílson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaílson, 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 (20,281 people).
286 women 69,355 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 Jaílson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaílson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.111%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.093%
- Paraíba 0.092%
- Pernambuco 0.092%
- Bahia 0.079%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 11,139 | 0.079% |
| Pernambuco | 8,290 | 0.092% |
| São Paulo | 8,003 | 0.018% |
| Maranhão | 4,803 | 0.071% |
| Pará | 4,697 | 0.058% |
| Paraíba | 3,660 | 0.092% |
| Alagoas | 3,470 | 0.111% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3,082 | 0.093% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,680 | 0.017% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,587 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 2,163 | 0.025% |
| Piauí | 2,132 | 0.065% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,002 | 0.026% |
| Goiás | 1,508 | 0.021% |
| Sergipe | 1,456 | 0.066% |
| Amazonas | 1,428 | 0.036% |
| Paraná | 1,073 | 0.009% |
| Espírito Santo | 910 | 0.024% |
| Mato Grosso | 844 | 0.023% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 787 | 0.007% |
| Distrito Federal | 709 | 0.025% |
| Tocantins | 552 | 0.037% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 497 | 0.018% |
| Rondônia | 342 | 0.022% |
| Acre | 334 | 0.040% |
| Amapá | 297 | 0.041% |
| Roraima | 196 | 0.031% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaílson
Soledade's dictionary analyzes Jailson as Ja- + -ilson, and its morpheme list includes it among the Brazilian names formed with -ilson. This ending is probably a fragment of names such as Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics: 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. The origin of the element Ja- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 69,641 people named Jaílson, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, the name is most common in Alagoas, and Jailsom is a spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jailson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: -ilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jaílson
What does the name Jaílson mean?
The meaning of Jaílson 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 Jaílson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 69,641 people with the first name Jaílson, which ranks it number 434 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jaílson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaílson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 286 women and 69,355 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jaílson most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.111% of the state's population is named Jaílson (3,470 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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