Meaning of the nameAmara
- Female
- A-ma-ra
Amara is a female name that Behind the Name lists as the feminine form of Amaro, a name of uncertain meaning used in Portuguese and Spanish.
Meaning
The meaning of Amara 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)
- 12,581
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,456
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,777
- people
Amara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Amara, 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 (3,314 people).
12,490 women 91 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 Amara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Amara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.073%
- Alagoas 0.061%
- Paraíba 0.005%
- São Paulo 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 6,619 | 0.073% |
| Alagoas | 1,914 | 0.061% |
| São Paulo | 1,797 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 563 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 225 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 198 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 157 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 113 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 106 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 104 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 98 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 80 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 73 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 70 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 70 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 67 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 65 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 56 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 44 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Amara
Behind the Name treats Amara as the feminine form of Amaro, a name used in Portuguese, Spanish and Galician. The meaning of Amaro is uncertain: it may come from the Latin amarus, 'bitter', or from the Visigothic name Amalrico, and so the meaning of Amara is also not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,581 people named Amara, with a median age of 64. The name is almost always female, peaked among women born in the 1950s and, proportionally, is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Amara (2) · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Amaro · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Amara · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Amara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Amara
What does the name Amara mean?
The meaning of Amara 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 Amara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,581 people with the first name Amara, which ranks it number 1,456 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Amara a boy's or a girl's name?
Amara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,490 women and 91 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Amara most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.073% of the state's population is named Amara (6,619 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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