Meaning of the nameJanielson
- Male
- Ja-ni-el-son
Janielson is a Brazilian male name ending in -elson, an element linked to the English Elson and the given name Nelson, according to the Morfemário.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,114 people named Janielson, the 4,918th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Janielson 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)
- 2,114
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,918
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,088
- people
Janielson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janielson, 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 (752 people).
0 women 2,106 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 Janielson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janielson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Piauí 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Alagoas | 256 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 247 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 242 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 216 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 184 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 178 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 175 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 159 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 134 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 41 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janielson
The ending -elson appears in Brazilian names such as Danielson and Edielson, and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes it as coming from the English Elson and probably a fragment of the given name Nelson. The origin of Janielson as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,114 people named Janielson, with a median age of 26. It is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-elson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Janielson
What does the name Janielson mean?
The meaning of Janielson 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 Janielson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,114 people with the first name Janielson, which ranks it number 4,918 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Janielson a boy's or a girl's name?
Janielson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,106 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Janielson most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Janielson (256 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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