Meaning of the nameLeilson
- Male
- Leil-son
Leilson is a male name of uncertain origin, ending in -ilson, a form linked to the English ending -son.
Meaning
The meaning of Leilson 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)
- 3,516
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,489
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,901
- people
Leilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Leilson, 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 (1,000 people).
0 women 3,502 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 Leilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Leilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.013%
- Pará 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Bahia 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 850 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 410 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 376 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 261 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 235 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 157 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 137 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 133 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 124 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 87 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 86 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 70 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 68 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 63 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 62 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 56 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 49 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 41 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 38 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 30 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Leilson
The formation of Leilson is not documented. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilson as a probable fragment of Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics ('son of'), in Brazilian names such as Deilson and Mailson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,516 people named Leilson, with a median age of 30, almost always men, with the most records among those born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Leilson
What does the name Leilson mean?
The meaning of Leilson 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 Leilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,516 people with the first name Leilson, which ranks it number 3,489 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Leilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Leilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,502 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Leilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.013% of the state's population is named Leilson (850 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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