Meaning of the nameMilson
- Male
- Mil-son
Milson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, of undocumented formation, recorded mostly among people born between 1950 and 1989.
Meaning
The meaning of Milson 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)
- 2,691
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,181
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,130
- people
Milson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Milson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (649 people).
0 women 2,683 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 Milson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Milson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 367 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 330 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 224 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 219 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 213 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 206 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 167 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 153 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 91 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 81 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 72 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 59 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 55 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 50 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 42 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 38 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Milson
The origin of the spelling Milson is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,691 people named Milson, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão, and it is almost always a masculine name. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the ending -son, from English -son, 'son of', in Brazilian names such as Clebson and Ronison, but the formation of Milson, especially of the beginning Mil-, is not known for certain.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Milson
What does the name Milson mean?
The meaning of Milson 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 Milson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,691 people with the first name Milson, which ranks it number 4,181 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Milson a boy's or a girl's name?
Milson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,683 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Milson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Milson (206 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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