Meaning of the nameJoilson
- Male
- Joil-son
Joilson is a male Brazilian name formed from Jo- and -ilson, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, two fragments of names such as José and Wilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Joilson 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)
- 19,058
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,097
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 21,078
- people
Joilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joilson, 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 (5,818 people).
82 women 18,976 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 Joilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.050%
- Mato Grosso 0.030%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.018%
- Espírito Santo 0.015%
- Pará 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 7,099 | 0.050% |
| São Paulo | 2,328 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,249 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,087 | 0.030% |
| Pará | 979 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 816 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 690 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 578 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 550 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 497 | 0.018% |
| Amazonas | 419 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 342 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 280 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 249 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 243 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 239 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 222 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 219 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 180 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 170 | 0.011% |
| Pernambuco | 149 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 146 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 108 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 84 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 49 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 37 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joilson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Joilson as Jo- + -ilson. Its Morfemário says that Jo- was probably taken from names such as José and João, and that -ilson probably comes from Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics: 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. The name is almost always male and had the most records among people born in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,058 people named Joilson, with a median age of 39; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joilson
What does the name Joilson mean?
The meaning of Joilson 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 Joilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 19,058 people with the first name Joilson, which ranks it number 1,097 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Joilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 82 women and 18,976 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Joilson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.050% of the state's population is named Joilson (7,099 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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