Meaning of the nameKedson
- Male
- Ked-son
Kedson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to English, 'son of'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,420 people named Kedson, the 6,515th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 22, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Kedson 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)
- 1,420
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,515
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,076
- people
Kedson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kedson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (452 people).
0 women 1,409 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 Kedson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kedson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 317 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 305 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 154 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 74 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 73 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 50 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 44 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kedson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -son as a patronymic formative from English, 'son of'. The meaning of Kedson as a whole is not documented, and the origin of the beginning Ked- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,420 people named Kedson, with a median age of 22. The name is almost always male, with most records in the 2000s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Kedson
What does the name Kedson mean?
The meaning of Kedson 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 Kedson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,420 people with the first name Kedson, which ranks it number 6,515 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kedson a boy's or a girl's name?
Kedson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,409 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kedson most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Kedson (305 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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