Meaning of the nameNadilson
- Male
- Na-dil-son
Nadilson is a male name ending in -ilson, a sequence the Morfemário associates with Nilson and Wilson, of undocumented origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,315 people named Nadilson, the 6,887th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Nadilson 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)
- 1,315
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,887
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,472
- people
Nadilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nadilson, 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 (326 people).
0 women 1,310 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 Nadilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nadilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 267 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 198 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 181 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 143 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 65 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 57 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 56 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nadilson
The origin of the name Nadilson is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilson as probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, English names meaning 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will', and lists Brazilian names such as Adilson and Nailson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. It is almost always male, and records are concentrated among people born from 1960 to 1989.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nadilson
What does the name Nadilson mean?
The meaning of Nadilson 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 Nadilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,315 people with the first name Nadilson, which ranks it number 6,887 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Nadilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Nadilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,310 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nadilson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nadilson (267 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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