Meaning of the nameRanilson
- Male
- Ra-nil-son
Ranilson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ilson, an ending common in names such as Nilson and Wilson.
Meaning
The meaning of Ranilson 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)
- 1,552
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,110
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,657
- people
Ranilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ranilson, 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 (352 people).
0 women 1,547 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 Ranilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ranilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 276 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 226 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 203 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 114 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 114 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 85 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 47 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 33 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 18 | 0.001% |
| 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 Ranilson
The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilson as probably taken from names such as Nilson and Wilson, and -son as coming from English, an element meaning 'son of'. The beginning Ran- has no documented origin, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,552 people named Ranilson, with a median age of 36. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ranilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ranilson
What does the name Ranilson mean?
The meaning of Ranilson 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 Ranilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,552 people with the first name Ranilson, which ranks it number 6,110 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ranilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Ranilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,547 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ranilson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.007% of the state's population is named Ranilson (226 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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