Meaning of the nameAldemar
- Male
- Al-de-mar
Aldemar is a Brazilian male name whose ending -mar also appears in Adelmar, Ademar and Valdemar.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,975 people named Aldemar, the 3,208th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Aldemar 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)
- 3,975
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,208
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,508
- people
Aldemar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Aldemar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,009 people).
26 women 3,949 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 Aldemar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Aldemar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.007%
- Tocantins 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 503 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 380 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 306 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 264 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 253 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 228 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 225 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 221 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 185 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 182 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 158 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 155 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 129 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 103 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 100 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 99 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 81 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 80 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 69 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 48 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 40 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Aldemar
The origin of the name Aldemar is uncertain. The ending -mar appears in Adelmar, Ademar and Valdemar, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives it three possible sources: a Germanic element linked to 'glory, fame', a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese word mar, 'sea'. Aldemar is also recorded as a male name in Dutch. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,975 people named Aldemar, with a median age of 55. Almost always male, it has the most records among people born in the 1960s; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Aldemar (Dutch) · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Aldemar
What does the name Aldemar mean?
The meaning of Aldemar 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 Aldemar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,975 people with the first name Aldemar, which ranks it number 3,208 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Aldemar a boy's or a girl's name?
Aldemar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 26 women and 3,949 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Aldemar most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.007% of the state's population is named Aldemar (228 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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