Meaning of the nameNadson
- Male
- Nad-son
Nadson is a Brazilian male name ending in -son, an element of English origin meaning 'son of', with an uncertain beginning.
Meaning
The meaning of Nadson 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)
- 8,144
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,963
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,289
- people
Nadson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nadson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (2,816 people).
52 women 8,092 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 Nadson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nadson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,869 | 0.020% |
| Maranhão | 952 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 807 | 0.010% |
| Minas Gerais | 464 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 418 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 399 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 286 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 267 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 231 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 227 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 158 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 141 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 130 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 96 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 87 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 69 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 68 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 64 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 63 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 61 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 56 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 43 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nadson
Nadson ends in -son, a formative of male names that, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), comes from English -son, 'son of', as in Edson and Emerson. The origin of the beginning of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,144 people named Nadson, with a median age of 20; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. It is almost always a male name, and most of those recorded were born between 1980 and 2009.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-SON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Nadson (no definition) · behindthename.com · usage
Questions about the name Nadson
What does the name Nadson mean?
The meaning of Nadson 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 Nadson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,144 people with the first name Nadson, which ranks it number 1,963 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Nadson a boy's or a girl's name?
Nadson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 52 women and 8,092 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nadson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.020% of the state's population is named Nadson (2,869 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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