Meaning of the nameJosielson
- Male
- Jo-si-el-son
Josielson is a Brazilian male name formed from Josi- and -elson, an ending linked to English Elson; the whole is of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,350 people named Josielson, the 6,756th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 28, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Meaning
The meaning of Josielson 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)
- 1,350
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,756
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,310
- people
Josielson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josielson, 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 (446 people).
0 women 1,348 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 Josielson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josielson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 456 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 174 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 146 | 0.020% |
| Pernambuco | 79 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 70 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 57 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 43 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 40 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josielson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates the formation Josi- + -elson and lists Josielsom and Jozielson as graphic variants. The Morfemário says that -elson comes from English Elson and is probably a fragment of Nelson, and that the origin of Josi- is uncertain, with Josimar, probably a variant of Josemar, being the oldest name recorded with that beginning. So the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,350 people named Josielson, with a median age of 28. Almost always male, most of the people recorded were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josielson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Josi-, -elson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josielson
What does the name Josielson mean?
The meaning of Josielson 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 Josielson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,350 people with the first name Josielson, which ranks it number 6,756 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Josielson a boy's or a girl's name?
Josielson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,348 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josielson most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.020% of the state's population is named Josielson (146 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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