Meaning of the nameWildson
- Male
- Wild-son
Wildson is a Brazilian male name with Wil- and the ending -son, which comes from an English suffix meaning 'son of', and its meaning as a whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,872 people named Wildson, the 5,333rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Wildson 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)
- 1,872
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,333
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,859
- people
Wildson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wildson, 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 (506 people).
0 women 1,862 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 Wildson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wildson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 188 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 178 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 169 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 152 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 149 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 146 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 116 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 113 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 109 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 80 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 55 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 45 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 41 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wildson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -son as derived from the English suffix meaning 'son of', found in Brazilian names such as Aldson and Clebson, and WIL- as a probable fragment of traditional names such as William and Wilson, with an element from Gothic wilja ('will'). The origin of Wildson as a whole and of the spelling, with the D between Wil- and -son, are uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,872 people named Wildson, with a median age of 30. Almost always male, most were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (WIL-, -SON) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wildson
What does the name Wildson mean?
The meaning of Wildson 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 Wildson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,872 people with the first name Wildson, which ranks it number 5,333 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wildson a boy's or a girl's name?
Wildson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,862 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wildson most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.004% of the state's population is named Wildson (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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