Meaning of the nameJanailson
- Male
- Ja-nail-son
Janailson is a Brazilian masculine name with the ending -ilson and the English formative -son, 'son of', proportionally most common in Pernambuco.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,464 people named Janailson, the 3,525th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Janailson is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,464
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,525
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,745
- people
Janailson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janailson, 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 (1,213 people).
0 women 3,453 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 Janailson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janailson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.012%
- Paraíba 0.009%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Piauí 0.004%
- Alagoas 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,067 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 346 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 324 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 261 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 245 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 222 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 188 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 138 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 125 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 79 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 65 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 60 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 35 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janailson
The origin of Janailson is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as a patronymic formative from English, 'son of', and -ilson as probably taken from given names such as Nilson and Wilson; among the names with -ilson it cites Adailson, Jailson and Nailson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,464 people named Janailson, with a median age of 30; the records are almost always male, and most were born between 1980 and 2009. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Janailson
What does the name Janailson mean?
The meaning of Janailson is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Janailson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,464 people with the first name Janailson, which ranks it number 3,525 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Janailson a boy's or a girl's name?
Janailson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,453 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Janailson most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.012% of the state's population is named Janailson (1,067 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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