Meaning of the nameJoelson
- Male
- Jo-el-son
Joelson is a Brazilian male name formed from Jo- and -elson, with no documented meaning for the whole.
Meaning
The meaning of Joelson 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)
- 36,336
- Rank in Brazil
- #718
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 37,970
- people
Joelson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joelson, 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 (10,808 people).
153 women 36,183 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 Joelson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joelson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 5,201 | 0.037% |
| Pará | 4,783 | 0.059% |
| São Paulo | 3,165 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,756 | 0.017% |
| Maranhão | 2,407 | 0.036% |
| Paraná | 1,757 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 1,728 | 0.044% |
| Pernambuco | 1,691 | 0.019% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,421 | 0.019% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,344 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,048 | 0.029% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 997 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 926 | 0.024% |
| Espírito Santo | 920 | 0.024% |
| Goiás | 842 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 808 | 0.025% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 759 | 0.023% |
| Ceará | 673 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 568 | 0.021% |
| Sergipe | 499 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 452 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 428 | 0.058% |
| Distrito Federal | 353 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 298 | 0.020% |
| Rondônia | 258 | 0.016% |
| Roraima | 147 | 0.023% |
| Acre | 107 | 0.013% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joelson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates the formation Jo- + -elson. In its Morfemário (morpheme list), Jo- appears as a probable fragment of names such as José and João, and -elson as coming from English Elson and probably from Nelson, 'son of Nell', with the English formative -son, 'son of'; the same ending appears in Nelson and Idelson. The meaning of the name as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 36,336 people named Joelson, with a median age of 36; proportionally, it is most common in Pará. The dictionary lists Joelsson, Joelssom, Joelsom and Joeuson as spelling variants.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joelson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Jo-, -elson, -son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joelson
What does the name Joelson mean?
The meaning of Joelson 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 Joelson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 36,336 people with the first name Joelson, which ranks it number 718 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joelson a boy's or a girl's name?
Joelson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 153 women and 36,183 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joelson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.059% of the state's population is named Joelson (4,783 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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