Meaning of the nameJanilson
- Male
- Ja-nil-son
Janilson is a Brazilian masculine name that ends in the formative -ilson, common in names such as Edilson and Renilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Janilson 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)
- 10,384
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,671
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,288
- people
Janilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Janilson, 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 (3,201 people).
42 women 10,342 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 Janilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Janilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.033%
- Pará 0.017%
- Maranhão 0.016%
- Amazonas 0.012%
- Paraíba 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 1,369 | 0.017% |
| Bahia | 1,184 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,088 | 0.033% |
| Maranhão | 1,069 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 822 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 633 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 540 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 484 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 464 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 414 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 321 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 273 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 265 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 170 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 145 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 136 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 127 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 120 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 120 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 115 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 100 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 86 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 81 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 75 | 0.012% |
| Acre | 67 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 50 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Janilson
Janilson ends in -ilson, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics, 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will', and which appears in Brazilian names such as Edilson, Jailson and Renilson. The origin of the beginning Jani- is uncertain. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,384 people named Janilson, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Janilson
What does the name Janilson mean?
The meaning of Janilson 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 Janilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,384 people with the first name Janilson, which ranks it number 1,671 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Janilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Janilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 42 women and 10,342 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Janilson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.033% of the state's population is named Janilson (1,088 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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