Meaning of the nameLeidson
- Male
- Leid-son
Leidson is a Brazilian masculine name of modern formation ending in -son, an English element that the Morfemário translates as 'son of'.
Meaning
The meaning of Leidson 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)
- 1,136
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,587
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,236
- people
Leidson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leidson, 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 (371 people).
0 women 1,129 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 Leidson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leidson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 157 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 140 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 122 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 103 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 93 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 92 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 67 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leidson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as an element coming from English, with the sense of 'son of', found in Brazilian names such as Adalson and Clebson. The origin of the beginning Leid- is uncertain, and so the meaning of the whole name is unknown. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,136 people named Leidson, with a median age of 31, almost always men and mostly born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leidson
What does the name Leidson mean?
The meaning of Leidson 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 Leidson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,136 people with the first name Leidson, which ranks it number 7,587 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Leidson a boy's or a girl's name?
Leidson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,129 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leidson most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.003% of the state's population is named Leidson (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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