Meaning of the nameJeilson
- Male
- Jeil-son
Jeilson is a Brazilian male name with the ending -ilson, which the Morfemário links to the English "son of"; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Jeilson 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)
- 1,920
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,251
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,083
- people
Jeilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jeilson, 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 (522 people).
0 women 1,915 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 Jeilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jeilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 262 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 252 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 173 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 156 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 115 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 112 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 107 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 97 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 96 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 72 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 48 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 41 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jeilson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilson as a probable fragment of Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics meaning "son of Nill" and "son of Will", and notes that almost all of these names have a counterpart in -ilton. Deilson, Joilson and Jailson are on this list. The meaning of Jeilson as a whole is not known for certain. It is almost always a male name, for people born mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,920 people named Jeilson, with a median age of 32. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jeilson
What does the name Jeilson mean?
The meaning of Jeilson 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 Jeilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,920 people with the first name Jeilson, which ranks it number 5,251 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jeilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jeilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,915 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jeilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jeilson (262 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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