Meaning of the nameRaison
- Male
- Rai-son
Raison is a male name ending in -son, an element of English origin, and has Rayson as a sister spelling.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,337 people named Raison, the 4,601st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 21, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Raison 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)
- 2,337
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,601
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,980
- people
Raison in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raison, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (834 people).
0 women 2,322 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 Raison is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raison in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.011%
- Pará 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 417 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 417 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 283 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 123 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 116 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 113 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 92 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 85 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 72 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 59 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 57 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 41 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 40 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 34 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 33 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 28 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 23 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Raison
The formation of Raison is not documented. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as a patronymic element coming from English, 'son of', found in Clebson and Ramison, and Rai- as a probable fragment of Raimundo, found in Raiana and Railson. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,337 people named Raison, with a median age of 21, and 1,187 named Rayson, almost always men. Both are proportionally most common in Amazonas.
The spelling with i and the most common in the group; with the most records among those born in the 2000s.
Other spellings of Raison
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Raison | 2,337 |
| Rayson | 1,187 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Raison
What does the name Raison mean?
The meaning of Raison 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 Raison in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,337 people with the first name Raison, which ranks it number 4,601 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Raison a boy's or a girl's name?
Raison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,322 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Raison most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.011% of the state's population is named Raison (417 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Raison?
Rayson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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