Meaning of the nameRubson
- Male
- Rub-son
Rubson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, a formative from the English son, 'son of', found in names such as Adalson, Ivison and Mackson.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,060 people named Rubson, the 7,962nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Rubson 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)
- 1,060
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,962
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,030
- people
Rubson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rubson, 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 (270 people).
0 women 1,056 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 Rubson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rubson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 118 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 105 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 97 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 82 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 76 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 52 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 45 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rubson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as a patronymic formative from the English son, 'son of', found in names such as Adalson, Claydson, Ivison and Mackson. The origin of the beginning Rub- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,060 people named Rubson, with a median age of 35. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. The largest number were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and IBGE records it almost always as male. The dictionary also lists the spelling variant Rubsom.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rubson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rubson
What does the name Rubson mean?
The meaning of Rubson 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 Rubson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,060 people with the first name Rubson, which ranks it number 7,962 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Rubson a boy's or a girl's name?
Rubson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,056 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rubson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Rubson (118 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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