Meaning of the nameRonilson
- Male
- Ro-nil-son
Ronilson is a male Brazilian name ending in -ilson, an ending taken from names such as Nilson and Wilson, and the meaning of the whole name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Ronilson 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)
- 14,586
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,313
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 15,590
- people
Ronilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ronilson, 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 (4,068 people).
55 women 14,531 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 Ronilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ronilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 2,264 | 0.028% |
| Maranhão | 2,194 | 0.032% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,063 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 1,520 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 1,138 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 1,000 | 0.025% |
| Goiás | 456 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 399 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 379 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 314 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 313 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 281 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 230 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 207 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 198 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 187 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 171 | 0.023% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 166 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 163 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 156 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 147 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 143 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 140 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 121 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 106 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 95 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ronilson
Ronilson ends in -ilson, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a probable fragment of names such as Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics meaning 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. The same ending appears in Brazilian names such as Adilson, Edilson and Renilson. The origin of the beginning Ron- is uncertain, and the whole name has no meaning known for certain. The dictionary records Ronilsom, with a final m, as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,586 people named Ronilson, most of them born in the 1980s and 1990s; proportionally, the name is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilson) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ronilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ronilson
What does the name Ronilson mean?
The meaning of Ronilson 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 Ronilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,586 people with the first name Ronilson, which ranks it number 1,313 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Ronilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Ronilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 55 women and 14,531 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ronilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.032% of the state's population is named Ronilson (2,194 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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