Meaning of the nameVailson
- Male
- Vail-son
Vailson is a male name ending in -ilson, a formative that the Morfemário links to the English patronymics Nilson and Wilson, 'son of'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,019 people named Vailson, the 8,183rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Vailson 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)
- 1,019
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,183
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,121
- people
Vailson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vailson, 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 (370 people).
0 women 1,010 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 Vailson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vailson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 405 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 139 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 76 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vailson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -ilson as a formative probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics meaning 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. The origin of Va- is uncertain, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,019 people named Vailson, with a median age of 36; most were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vailson
What does the name Vailson mean?
The meaning of Vailson 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 Vailson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,019 people with the first name Vailson, which ranks it number 8,183 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Vailson a boy's or a girl's name?
Vailson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,010 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Vailson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Vailson (405 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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