Meaning of the nameMarilson
- Male
- Ma-ril-son
Marilson is a male Brazilian name that ends in -son, a name-forming element that comes from English and means 'son of'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,434 people named Marilson, the 6,468th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Marilson 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)
- 1,434
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,468
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,477
- people
Marilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marilson, 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 (359 people).
0 women 1,420 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 Marilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 183 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 146 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 135 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 131 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 122 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 113 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 81 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 73 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 35 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 35 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 27 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marilson
Marilson ends in -son, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as coming from English -son, 'son of', and which appears in names such as Adalson and Clebson. Mari-, according to the same dictionary, is probably a fragment of names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,434 people named Marilson, with a median age of 37; proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. Most of the records are of people born between 1970 and 1999, and almost always of men.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marilson
What does the name Marilson mean?
The meaning of Marilson 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 Marilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,434 people with the first name Marilson, which ranks it number 6,468 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Marilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Marilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,420 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marilson most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Marilson (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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