Meaning of the nameAlmira
- Female
- Al-mi-ra
Almira is a feminine name of uncertain origin: one source links it to Elmira, in literary use, and another gives it as the Bosnian form of the Arabic Al-Amir.
Meaning
The meaning of Almira 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)
- 8,158
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,959
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,511
- people
Almira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Almira, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,916 people).
8,095 women 63 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 Almira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Almira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,658 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 1,183 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,030 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 493 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 442 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 303 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 302 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 293 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 281 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 271 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 229 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 222 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 188 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 174 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 146 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 142 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 120 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 114 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 106 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 100 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 78 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 75 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 50 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 33 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Almira
In English, Wiktionary records Almira as a coined name, perhaps inspired by Elmira, used mainly in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; Behind the Name treats it as a variant of Elmira and notes that Handel gave it to the title character of the opera Almira (1705). Another Behind the Name entry presents Almira as the Bosnian feminine form of Al-Amir, alongside the masculine Almir. Which of these origins applies to the name in Brazil is not known for certain. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,158 people named Almira, with a median age of 64; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Almira · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Almira (1) · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Almira (2) · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Almira · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Almira
What does the name Almira mean?
The meaning of Almira 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 Almira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,158 people with the first name Almira, which ranks it number 1,959 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Almira a boy's or a girl's name?
Almira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,095 women and 63 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Almira most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.012% of the state's population is named Almira (1,658 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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