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Meaning of the nameAramis

Aramis is a male name of French literary origin, taken from the name of one of the three musketeers in Alexandre Dumas's novel (1844).

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,715 people named Aramis, the 5,698th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

Meaning

The meaning of Aramis 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)
1,715
Rank in Brazil
#5,698
Median age
39 years
2010 Census
2,004
people

Aramis in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Aramis, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (482 people).

26 women 1,689 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 Aramis is most common

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

  1. Paraná 0.004%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.001%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Paraná4830.004%
São Paulo2520.001%
Rio Grande do Sul2070.002%
Rio de Janeiro1340.001%
Minas Gerais1110.001%
Santa Catarina1020.001%
Pernambuco820.001%
Bahia520.000%
Goiás320.001%
Pará280.000%
Amazonas280.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul270.001%
Alagoas260.001%
Ceará230.000%
Distrito Federal170.001%
Rio Grande do Norte150.001%

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

About the name Aramis

The name comes from the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (1844), in which Aramis is the name of one of the musketeers. According to Behind the Name, the character is based on the surname d'Aramitz, linked to the French village of Aramits, whose name comes from the Basque word aran, 'valley'. The meaning of the given name itself is not documented. Among the spelling variants in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) are Aramiz and Aramys. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,715 people named Aramis, with a median age of 39. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Aramis · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Aramis · en.wiktionary.org · usage
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Aramis · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Aramis

What does the name Aramis mean?

The meaning of Aramis 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 Aramis in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,715 people with the first name Aramis, which ranks it number 5,698 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Aramis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 26 women and 1,689 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Aramis?

Aramis is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Aramis most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.004% of the state's population is named Aramis (483 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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