Meaning of the nameNelso
- Male
- Nel-so
Nelso is a male name that recalls the English-origin Nelson, but the origin of the spelling without the final N is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Nelso 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)
- 3,840
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,284
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,399
- people
Nelso in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nelso, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (990 people).
0 women 3,825 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 Nelso is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nelso in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 837 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 602 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 551 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 484 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 216 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 166 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 130 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 120 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 92 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 78 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 69 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 62 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 57 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nelso
The spelling Nelso ends in -o, without the final N of the English name Nelson. Wiktionary derives Nelson from Middle English Neil + -son and Nell + -son, and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives it as 'son of Nell'. The origin of the spelling Nelso is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,840 people named Nelso, with a median age of 61. It is almost always a male name, and births peak in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nelson · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Nelson · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nelson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-elson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nelso
What does the name Nelso mean?
The meaning of Nelso 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 Nelso in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,840 people with the first name Nelso, which ranks it number 3,284 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Nelso a boy's or a girl's name?
Nelso is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,825 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nelso most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.008% of the state's population is named Nelso (602 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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