Meaning of the nameWaderson
- Male
- Wa-der-son
Waderson is a male name formed with the ending -son, an English patronymic formative meaning 'son of'; the beginning Wader- has no documented origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 805 people named Waderson, the 9,630th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 27, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Waderson 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)
- 805
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,630
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,239
- people
Waderson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Waderson, 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 (289 people).
0 women 795 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 Waderson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Waderson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 162 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 93 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 79 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 69 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 52 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 38 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Waderson
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), in its Morfemário, describes -son as a patronymic formative from English, 'son of', found in names such as Edson, Jackson and Emerson. The origin of Wader- is uncertain, and so the whole name has no documented meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 805 people named Waderson, with a median age of 27, almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-SON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Waderson
What does the name Waderson mean?
The meaning of Waderson 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 Waderson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 805 people with the first name Waderson, which ranks it number 9,630 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Waderson a boy's or a girl's name?
Waderson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 795 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Waderson most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Waderson (162 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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