Meaning of the nameMaílson

Male
English origin
Ma-íl-son

Maílson is a Brazilian masculine name with the ending -ilson, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) probably derives from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics.

Meaning

The meaning of Maílson 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): 11,673
Rank in Brazil: #1,529
Median age: 29 years
2010 Census: 12,464; people

Maílson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Maílson, 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 (5,003 people).

56 women 11,617 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 Maílson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Maílson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Maranhão 0.020%
Pará 0.018%
Bahia 0.016%
Amazonas 0.013%
Piauí 0.011%

All states

State	People	% of population
Bahia	2,196	0.016%
Pará	1,438	0.018%
Maranhão	1,334	0.020%
São Paulo	1,110	0.003%
Minas Gerais	676	0.003%
Amazonas	525	0.013%
Ceará	492	0.006%
Pernambuco	446	0.005%
Paraíba	428	0.011%
Piauí	369	0.011%
Rio de Janeiro	277	0.002%
Goiás	275	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	236	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	232	0.002%
Paraná	227	0.002%
Santa Catarina	220	0.003%
Alagoas	207	0.007%
Mato Grosso	199	0.005%
Tocantins	135	0.009%
Mato Grosso do Sul	127	0.005%
Distrito Federal	122	0.004%
Amapá	76	0.010%
Espírito Santo	74	0.002%
Rondônia	73	0.005%
Sergipe	70	0.003%
Roraima	56	0.009%
Acre	53	0.006%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Maílson

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ilson as a probable fragment of Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics meaning 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will', and cites Mailson among the names formed with it. The origin of Mai- and the meaning of the whole name are uncertain. The same dictionary notes that almost every name in -ilson has a counterpart in -ilton, and lists Mailton. Maylson and Mailzon are among the recorded spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,673 people named Maílson, with a median age of 29.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mailson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Maílson

What does the name Maílson mean?

The meaning of Maílson 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 Maílson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,673 people with the first name Maílson, which ranks it number 1,529 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Maílson a boy's or a girl's name?

Maílson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 56 women and 11,617 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Maílson?

Maílson is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Maílson most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.020% of the state's population is named Maílson (1,334 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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