Meaning of the nameNailson
- Male
- Nail-son
Nailson is a Brazilian male name formed, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), from Na- plus -ilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Nailson 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)
- 7,579
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,054
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,054
- people
Nailson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nailson, 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 (2,384 people).
50 women 7,529 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 Nailson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nailson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,405 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 1,017 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 918 | 0.014% |
| São Paulo | 624 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 524 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 463 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 425 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 284 | 0.013% |
| Piauí | 266 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 204 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 195 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 169 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 165 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 161 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 128 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 83 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 81 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 62 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 59 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 52 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 51 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 43 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 42 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 34 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nailson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the formation of Nailson as Na- + -ilson, and lists Nailsom and Naylson as spelling variants. The Morfemário explains -ilson as a probable clipping of Nilson and Wilson, names of English origin that mean "son of Nill" and "son of Will." The meaning of Na- is not known, so the whole name has no documented meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,579 people named Nailson, with a median age of 28. The peak was among those born in the 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nailson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nailson
What does the name Nailson mean?
The meaning of Nailson 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 Nailson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,579 people with the first name Nailson, which ranks it number 2,054 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Nailson a boy's or a girl's name?
Nailson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 50 women and 7,529 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nailson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.014% of the state's population is named Nailson (918 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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