Meaning of the nameJelson
- Male
- Jel-son
Jelson is a Brazilian male name ending in -son, an element of English origin, and its meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,993 people named Jelson, the 3,909th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Meaning
The meaning of Jelson 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)
- 2,993
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,909
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,899
- people
Jelson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jelson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (777 people).
0 women 2,977 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 Jelson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jelson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 386 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 325 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 322 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 314 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 216 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 212 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 150 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 135 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 110 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 87 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 86 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 81 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 73 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 67 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 50 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jelson
Jelson ends in -son, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a formative element of English origin, 'son of', used in Brazilian names. The origin of the beginning Jel- is uncertain, and the name as a whole has no documented meaning; Wikidata gives it as equivalent to Gelson, Jilson and Jaílson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,993 people named Jelson, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-SON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wikidata: Jelson · wikidata.org · spelling
Questions about the name Jelson
What does the name Jelson mean?
The meaning of Jelson 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 Jelson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,993 people with the first name Jelson, which ranks it number 3,909 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jelson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jelson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,977 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jelson most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jelson (110 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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