Meaning of the nameLailson
- Male
- Lail-son
Lailson is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, ending in -ilson, an ending that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Nilson and Wilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Lailson 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)
- 5,905
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,439
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,359
- people
Lailson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lailson, 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 (2,063 people).
31 women 5,874 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 Lailson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lailson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.016%
- Pará 0.012%
- Piauí 0.010%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 1,112 | 0.016% |
| Pará | 988 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 587 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 400 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 369 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 339 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 250 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 203 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 195 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 178 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 175 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 173 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 164 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 129 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 114 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 81 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 78 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 65 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 59 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 51 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 38 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 31 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lailson
The origin of Lailson is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the ending -ilson as a probable splitting off from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics, and cites Jailson, Mailson and Nailson among the Brazilian names with it. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,905 people named Lailson, with a median age of 24, most of them born in the 1990s and 2000s; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ILSON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lailson
What does the name Lailson mean?
The meaning of Lailson 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 Lailson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,905 people with the first name Lailson, which ranks it number 2,439 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Lailson a boy's or a girl's name?
Lailson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 5,874 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lailson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.016% of the state's population is named Lailson (1,112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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