Gilson
Meaning
Brazilian "-son" coinage, Gil plus the English -son; a 1960s and 70s classic of the first home-grown wave
Popularity, 1890–2024
Gilson does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
Popularity in Brazil
132,929 people · the #248 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,527 · median age 46
Among people named Gilson living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 272 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
See Gilson in official records · Spain
Spain
62 residents · #12,179 among men · mean age 45.6
Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart.
Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025
Not on the record in Mexico City, Argentina and Puerto Rico: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
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