Meaning of the nameJenilson
- Male
- Je-nil-son
Jenilson is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, ending in -ilson, an ending common in names such as Wilson, Nilson and Edilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Jenilson 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)
- 5,301
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,634
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,365
- people
Jenilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jenilson, 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 (1,640 people).
23 women 5,278 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 Jenilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jenilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,069 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 511 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 477 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 461 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 328 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 240 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 215 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 213 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 208 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 192 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 181 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 159 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 126 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 125 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 114 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 99 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 89 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 88 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 79 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 57 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 46 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 39 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 33 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 27 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jenilson
The origin of Jenilson is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -ilson as a probable splitting off from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics that it reads as 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will', cites Genilson, Jailson and Mailson among the Brazilian names with it, and notes that almost every name in -ilson has a counterpart in -ilton. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,301 people named Jenilson, with a median age of 35, most of them born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and almost always men.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ILSON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jenilson
What does the name Jenilson mean?
The meaning of Jenilson 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 Jenilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,301 people with the first name Jenilson, which ranks it number 2,634 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jenilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Jenilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 23 women and 5,278 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jenilson most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.011% of the state's population is named Jenilson (240 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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