Meaning of the nameValdenilson
- Male
- Val-de-nil-son
Valdenilson is a male compound name ending in -ilson, a formative that the Dictionary links to Nilson and Wilson, English patronymics.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdenilson 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)
- 3,823
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,291
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,292
- people
Valdenilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdenilson, 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 (1,086 people).
0 women 3,812 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 Valdenilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdenilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 725 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 591 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 460 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 365 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 219 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 170 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 159 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 112 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 101 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 94 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 84 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 72 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 68 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 62 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 47 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 44 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 41 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 39 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdenilson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ilson as a probable splinter of Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics ('son of Nill', 'son of Will'). For names beginning with Vald-, the same Morfemário attests more than one origin, Gothic balths, 'bold', or walt, 'powerful', and does not say which applies here; for this reason the meaning of the whole is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,823 people named Valdenilson, with a median age of 36. The name is almost always male, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdenilson
What does the name Valdenilson mean?
The meaning of Valdenilson 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 Valdenilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,823 people with the first name Valdenilson, which ranks it number 3,291 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Valdenilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdenilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,812 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valdenilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.011% of the state's population is named Valdenilson (725 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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