Meaning of the nameVenilson
- Male
- Ve-nil-son
Venilson is a masculine Brazilian name of uncertain origin, ending in -ilson and most frequent among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Meaning
The meaning of Venilson 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)
- 2,100
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,943
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,330
- people
Venilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Venilson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (530 people).
0 women 2,089 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 Venilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Venilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 296 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 266 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 233 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 195 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 191 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 100 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 94 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 84 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 54 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 36 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Venilson
The origin of Venilson is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Venilsom as a spelling variant, and the Morfemário lists -ilson as an ending of masculine names, such as Edilson and Genilson. The name is almost always male and is concentrated among people born from the 1970s to the 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,100 people named Venilson, with a median age of 32. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Venilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Venilson
What does the name Venilson mean?
The meaning of Venilson 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 Venilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,100 people with the first name Venilson, which ranks it number 4,943 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Venilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Venilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,089 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Venilson most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Venilson (266 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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