Meaning of the nameRayson
- Male
- Ray-son
Rayson is a spelling of the name Raison.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,187 people named Rayson, the 7,374th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 18, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Rayson 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)
- 1,187
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,374
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 640
- people
Rayson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rayson, 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 (370 people).
0 women 1,174 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 Rayson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rayson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | 209 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 172 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 157 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 89 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 65 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 62 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 23 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rayson
The spelling with y in place of i; the dictionary of names lists, in its own entry, the spelling Raisson, with ss.
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.
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 Rayson
What does the name Rayson mean?
The meaning of Rayson 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 Rayson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,187 people with the first name Rayson, which ranks it number 7,374 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Rayson a boy's or a girl's name?
Rayson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,174 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rayson most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Rayson (209 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rayson?
Raison. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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