Meaning of the nameJoedson
- Male
- Jo-ed-son
Joedson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, an English element meaning 'son of'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,687 people named Joedson, the 2,866th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Joedson 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)
- 4,687
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,866
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,587
- people
Joedson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joedson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,344 people).
27 women 4,660 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 Joedson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joedson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.011%
- Paraíba 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Sergipe 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,532 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 400 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 391 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 332 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 324 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 246 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 222 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 152 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 139 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 106 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 96 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 94 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 93 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 91 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 86 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 60 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 56 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 50 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 25 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joedson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as an English element meaning 'son of', with Edson among the examples. It also records Jo- as a beginning probably taken from given names such as José and João, and lists Joelson and Joadson among the Brazilian names of this pattern. The meaning of Joedson as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,687 people named Joedson, with a median age of 30. It is almost always a male name, and those born in the 1980s and 1990s are the most numerous. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son and Jo-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joedson
What does the name Joedson mean?
The meaning of Joedson 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 Joedson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,687 people with the first name Joedson, which ranks it number 2,866 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Joedson a boy's or a girl's name?
Joedson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 27 women and 4,660 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joedson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.011% of the state's population is named Joedson (1,532 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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