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Meaning of the nameNeidson

Neidson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, an element of English origin meaning 'son of'.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 994 people named Neidson, the 8,324th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.

Meaning

The meaning of Neidson 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)
994
Rank in Brazil
#8,324
Median age
34 years
2010 Census
1,059
people

Neidson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Neidson, 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 (299 people).

0 women 992 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 Neidson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Neidson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Bahia 0.003%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia3900.003%
Minas Gerais1020.001%
Pará750.001%
São Paulo720.000%
Pernambuco610.001%
Goiás380.001%
Rio de Janeiro370.000%
Maranhão300.000%
Amazonas170.000%
Espírito Santo170.000%
Mato Grosso170.001%
Santa Catarina160.000%
Rio Grande do Norte150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Neidson

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains -son as an English patronymic element, 'son of', found in Edson, Anderson and Emerson. The origin of the initial part Neid- and of the whole name is uncertain. It is almost always a male name, for people born between the 1950s and the 2010s, with the most births in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 994 people named Neidson, with a median age of 34.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Neidson

What does the name Neidson mean?

The meaning of Neidson 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 Neidson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 994 people with the first name Neidson, which ranks it number 8,324 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Neidson a boy's or a girl's name?

Neidson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 992 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Neidson most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Neidson (390 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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