Meaning of the nameNielson
- Male
- Ni-el-son
Nielson is a male name ending in -son, identical to the English surname Nielson; its origin as a first name in Brazil is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,100 people named Nielson, the 3,803rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 33, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Nielson 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)
- 3,100
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,803
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,261
- people
Nielson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nielson, 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 (964 people).
0 women 3,085 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 Nielson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nielson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 518 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 341 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 321 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 314 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 255 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 244 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 188 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 165 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 79 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 79 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 64 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 52 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 35 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nielson
The origin of the spelling Nielson as a first name is uncertain. In English, Nielson is a surname, according to Wiktionary. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as an English patronymic formative ('son of') and notes that, in Nielson, it is not possible to tell whether it is a Brazilianism or a borrowing of the English surname. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,100 people named Nielson; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. It is almost always male, and most were born between 1970 and 1999.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nielson · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son, -elson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nelson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nielson
What does the name Nielson mean?
The meaning of Nielson 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 Nielson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,100 people with the first name Nielson, which ranks it number 3,803 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Nielson a boy's or a girl's name?
Nielson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,085 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nielson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.005% of the state's population is named Nielson (321 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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