Meaning of the nameAlcimar
- Male
- Al-ci-mar
Alcimar is a masculine name of uncertain origin, ending in -mar, a common element in Brazilian names, and proportionally most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Alcimar is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 7,478
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,072
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,373
- people
Alcimar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alcimar, 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 (2,072 people).
638 women 6,840 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 Alcimar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alcimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.025%
- Acre 0.024%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.012%
- Espírito Santo 0.011%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,467 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 970 | 0.025% |
| São Paulo | 529 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 498 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 412 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 380 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 312 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 307 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 298 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 254 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 233 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 226 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 217 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 201 | 0.024% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 188 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 157 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 153 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 150 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 107 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 88 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 64 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 59 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 47 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 39 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alcimar
The origin and meaning of Alcimar are not known for certain. The ending -mar appears in male and female names such as Josemar, Lucimar and Gilmar, and the morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) attributes it to more than one possible origin: Germanic -mar ('glory, fame'), a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese word mar, 'sea'. The name is used mainly for males, with more records among people born in the 1960s to the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,478 people named Alcimar, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Alcimar
What does the name Alcimar mean?
The meaning of Alcimar is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Alcimar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,478 people with the first name Alcimar, which ranks it number 2,072 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Alcimar a boy's or a girl's name?
Alcimar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 638 women and 6,840 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Alcimar most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.025% of the state's population is named Alcimar (970 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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