Meaning of the nameRaelson
- Male
- Ra-el-son
Raelson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, an English element that the Morfemário translates as 'son of'; the origin of Rael- is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,140 people named Raelson, the 7,572nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 25, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Raelson 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)
- 1,140
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,572
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,027
- people
Raelson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raelson, 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 (410 people).
0 women 1,131 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 Raelson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raelson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 269 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 208 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 136 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 112 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 71 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 55 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 28 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Raelson
Raelson ends in -son, an element that the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as coming from English, with the sense of 'son of', found in Adalson and Clebson. The origin of the beginning Rael- is uncertain, so the meaning of the whole name is unknown. The dictionary records the spelling variant Raelsom. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,140 people named Raelson, with a median age of 25, almost always men, with more records in the 1990s than in any other decade. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raelson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Raelson
What does the name Raelson mean?
The meaning of Raelson 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 Raelson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,140 people with the first name Raelson, which ranks it number 7,572 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Raelson a boy's or a girl's name?
Raelson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,131 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Raelson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Raelson (269 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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