Meaning of the nameMaelson
- Male
- Ma-el-son
Maelson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, an English formative meaning 'son of'.
Meaning
The meaning of Maelson 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)
- 1,529
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,171
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,544
- people
Maelson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maelson, 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 (655 people).
0 women 1,521 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 Maelson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maelson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.004%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 324 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 224 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 182 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 129 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 115 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 96 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 77 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 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 Maelson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -son as a formative from English son, 'son of', found in Brazilian names such as Clebson and Talison. The origin of the beginning Mael- is uncertain, and the meaning of Maelson is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,529 people named Maelson, with a median age of 29; the peak was among men born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Maelson
What does the name Maelson mean?
The meaning of Maelson 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 Maelson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,529 people with the first name Maelson, which ranks it number 6,171 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Maelson a boy's or a girl's name?
Maelson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,521 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Maelson most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.004% of the state's population is named Maelson (115 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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