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Meaning of the nameRickson

Rickson is a male name of English origin, formed from Rick, a short form of Richard, and the ending -son, 'son of', and it appears mostly among men born in the 1990s and 2000s.

Meaning

“son of Rick, a short form of Richard ('brave ruler')”

Source: Wiktionary: Rickson · Wiktionary: Rick · Behind the Name: Richard

People (2022)
2,220
Rank in Brazil
#4,770
Median age
20 years
2010 Census
1,468
people

Rickson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rickson, 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 (876 people).

0 women 2,203 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 Rickson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Rickson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Amazonas 0.008%
  2. Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  4. Pernambuco 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio de Janeiro3500.002%
Amazonas3090.008%
São Paulo2030.001%
Minas Gerais1630.001%
Rio Grande do Norte1350.004%
Pernambuco1060.001%
Bahia970.001%
Pará950.001%
Maranhão760.001%
Ceará750.001%
Espírito Santo740.002%
Goiás720.001%
Paraná630.001%
Rio Grande do Sul550.001%
Sergipe530.002%
Paraíba500.001%
Alagoas470.002%
Santa Catarina430.001%
Distrito Federal350.001%
Mato Grosso210.001%
Roraima190.003%
Rondônia180.001%
Piauí160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Rickson

Wiktionary analyzes Rickson as Rick plus -son, an English patronymic. Rick, according to Wiktionary, comes from Richard, which Behind the Name explains as 'brave ruler', from Germanic elements for 'ruler' and 'brave'. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -son as an English suffix for 'son of', and the dictionary records Ricksom and Ryckson as spellings. It is almost always a male name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,220 people named Rickson, with a median age of 20. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Rickson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Rick · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Richard · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rickson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Rickson

What does the name Rickson mean?

Rickson means “son of Rick, a short form of Richard ('brave ruler')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Rickson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,220 people with the first name Rickson, which ranks it number 4,770 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Rickson a boy's or a girl's name?

Rickson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,203 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Rickson?

Rickson is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rickson most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.008% of the state's population is named Rickson (309 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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