Meaning of the nameRailson
- Male
- Rail-son
Railson is a male Brazilian name that the Morfemário lists among those formed with Rai-, an element probably taken from Raimundo.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,443 people named Railson, the 1,208th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 23, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Railson 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)
- 16,443
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,208
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,612
- people
Railson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Railson, 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 (5,851 people).
94 women 16,349 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 Railson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Railson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 3,596 | 0.053% |
| Pará | 3,435 | 0.042% |
| Amazonas | 1,647 | 0.042% |
| Bahia | 1,331 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 727 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 691 | 0.021% |
| Paraíba | 591 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 579 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 499 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 460 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 405 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 294 | 0.020% |
| Acre | 279 | 0.034% |
| Pernambuco | 246 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 233 | 0.032% |
| Mato Grosso | 223 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 180 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 177 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 138 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 135 | 0.021% |
| Rondônia | 133 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 120 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 103 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 100 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 57 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Railson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Railson among the Brazilian names with the element Rai-, probably taken from Raimundo, a name of Germanic origin. The name ends in -son, an ending that comes from English, where it is a patronymic formative, 'son of'. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,443 people named Railson, with a median age of 23. It is almost always male, peaks among men born in the 1990s and 2000s, and, proportionally, is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Railson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Morfemário: RA-, RAI- e -SON · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Railson
What does the name Railson mean?
The meaning of Railson 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 Railson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,443 people with the first name Railson, which ranks it number 1,208 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Railson a boy's or a girl's name?
Railson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 94 women and 16,349 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Railson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.053% of the state's population is named Railson (3,596 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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