Meaning of the nameAdemir

Ademir is a masculine name of Germanic origin, a Brazilian variant of Ademar, which comes from Audamar, a name formed from elements meaning 'wealth' and 'famous'.

Meaning

“Brazilian variant of Ademar, from Germanic elements meaning 'wealth, fortune' and 'famous'”

Source: Behind the Name: Ademar · Behind the Name: Otmar

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People (2022): 106,693
Rank in Brazil: #307
Median age: 52 years
2010 Census: 123,618; people

Ademir in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ademir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (29,690 people).

659 women 106,034 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 Ademir is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ademir in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	27,984	0.063%
Paraná	14,226	0.124%
Santa Catarina	11,181	0.147%
Rio Grande do Sul	10,387	0.095%
Minas Gerais	9,354	0.046%
Rio de Janeiro	5,840	0.036%
Bahia	5,021	0.036%
Mato Grosso	2,829	0.077%
Mato Grosso do Sul	2,713	0.098%
Espírito Santo	2,562	0.067%
Pernambuco	2,294	0.025%
Goiás	2,222	0.032%
Pará	2,205	0.027%
Rondônia	1,185	0.075%
Alagoas	934	0.030%
Amazonas	925	0.024%
Maranhão	898	0.013%
Paraíba	728	0.018%
Ceará	692	0.008%
Distrito Federal	542	0.019%
Sergipe	465	0.021%
Piauí	394	0.012%
Rio Grande do Norte	355	0.011%
Tocantins	286	0.019%
Acre	195	0.024%
Amapá	139	0.019%
Roraima	137	0.022%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ademir

Behind the Name lists Ademir as a Brazilian variant of Ademar, the Portuguese form of the Germanic Audamar. In its entry for Otmar, the same site explains Audamar through Old Frankish aud or Old High German ot, 'wealth, fortune', plus mari, 'famous'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Ademyr, Adhemir and Ademiir as spelling variants. Almost always male, the name was most often given to people born between the 1950s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 106,693 people named Ademir, with a median age of 52; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

Behind the Name: Ademir · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Ademar · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Otmar · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ademir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ademir

What does the name Ademir mean?

Ademir means “Brazilian variant of Ademar, from Germanic elements meaning 'wealth, fortune' and 'famous'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ademir in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 106,693 people with the first name Ademir, which ranks it number 307 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Ademir a boy's or a girl's name?

Ademir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 659 women and 106,034 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ademir?

Ademir is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ademir most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.147% of the state's population is named Ademir (11,181 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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