Meaning of the nameJarlison
- Male
- Jar-li-son
Jarlison is a modern-formation Brazilian male name ending in -son, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,879 people named Jarlison, the 5,316th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 20, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Jarlison 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)
- 1,879
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,316
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,575
- people
Jarlison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jarlison, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (629 people).
0 women 1,867 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 Jarlison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jarlison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 627 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 284 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 256 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 150 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 99 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 43 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 37 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 34 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 30 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| 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 Jarlison
Jarlison ends in -son, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains as coming from the English suffix meaning 'son of'; the same ending appears in Aldson and Clebson, among Brazilian names, and in Edson and Jefferson, among traditional ones. The origin of the first element, Jarli-, and of the spelling are uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,879 people named Jarlison, with a median age of 20. Almost always male, most were born in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-SON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jarlison
What does the name Jarlison mean?
The meaning of Jarlison 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 Jarlison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,879 people with the first name Jarlison, which ranks it number 5,316 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Jarlison a boy's or a girl's name?
Jarlison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,867 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jarlison most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.008% of the state's population is named Jarlison (627 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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