Meaning of the nameNaelson
- Male
- Na-el-son
Naelson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, an English formative meaning 'son of'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,066 people named Naelson, the 4,999th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Naelson 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)
- 2,066
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,999
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,250
- people
Naelson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Naelson, 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 (488 people).
0 women 2,058 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 Naelson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Naelson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 408 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 363 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 236 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 185 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 119 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 98 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 88 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 80 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 74 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 57 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 55 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 21 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Naelson
The ending -son is described in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) as a patronymic formative coming from English -son, 'son of'. The same dictionary records -elson, probably taken from Nelson, with names such as Joelson and Micaelson. The beginning Nael- and the meaning of Naelson are not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,066 people named Naelson, with a median age of 34; proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Naelson
What does the name Naelson mean?
The meaning of Naelson 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 Naelson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,066 people with the first name Naelson, which ranks it number 4,999 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Naelson a boy's or a girl's name?
Naelson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,058 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Naelson most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.004% of the state's population is named Naelson (363 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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