Meaning of the nameRomilson
- Male
- Ro-mil-son
Romilson is a Brazilian male name with the ending -son, a formative of English origin; the origin of the initial part, Romil-, is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Romilson is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 7,844
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,007
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,428
- people
Romilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Romilson, 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 (2,347 people).
31 women 7,813 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 Romilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Romilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,664 | 0.019% |
| São Paulo | 921 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 778 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 410 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 372 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 357 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 330 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 298 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 218 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 177 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 152 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 145 | 0.010% |
| Ceará | 136 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 116 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 113 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 103 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 95 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 92 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 80 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 61 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 43 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 38 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Romilson
Romilson ends in -son, a formative that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as coming from the English -son, 'son of', present in names such as Edson and Clebson. The origin of the initial part, Romil-, is uncertain. The Dictionary records Romilsom as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,844 people named Romilson, with a median age of 38, almost always men, and the births are concentrated between 1960 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Romilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Romilson
What does the name Romilson mean?
The meaning of Romilson is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Romilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,844 people with the first name Romilson, which ranks it number 2,007 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Romilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Romilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 7,813 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Romilson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.019% of the state's population is named Romilson (2,664 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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