Meaning of the nameVandilson
- Male
- Van-dil-son
Vandilson is a Brazilian male name formed from Van- and -(d)ilson, with no documented meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Vandilson 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)
- 1,836
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,420
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,066
- people
Vandilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vandilson, 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 (590 people).
0 women 1,828 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 Vandilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vandilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 648 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 263 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 143 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 142 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 118 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 93 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 73 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 64 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 56 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 15 | 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 Vandilson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records the formation of Vandilson as Van- + -(d)ilson. The dictionary's Morfemário says the ending -ilson is probably a fragment taken from given names such as Nilson and Wilson, patronymics from English, and that the origin of Van- is debated, with hypotheses that include the Dutch preposition van. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,836 people named Vandilson, with a median age of 37. It is almost always male, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Vandilsom appears in the dictionary as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vandilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vandilson
What does the name Vandilson mean?
The meaning of Vandilson 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 Vandilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,836 people with the first name Vandilson, which ranks it number 5,420 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Vandilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Vandilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,828 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Vandilson most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Vandilson (648 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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