Meaning of the nameCilmara
- Female
- Cil-ma-ra
Cilmara is a Brazilian female name that ends in -mara, an element of names such as Gilmara and Vilmara.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,094 people named Cilmara, the 7,764th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45.5, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Cilmara 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)
- 1,094
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,764
- Median age
- 45.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,413
- people
Cilmara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cilmara, 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 (383 people).
1,092 women 0 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 Cilmara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cilmara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 388 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 164 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 102 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 40 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 36 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 28 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cilmara
Cilmara ends in -mara, an element of names such as Gilmara and Vilmara in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which assigns it three possible origins: a hypocoristic form of Maria, Hebrew marah ('bitterness') or Tupi marã ('evil'). The origin of the beginning Cil- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,094 people named Cilmara, with a median age of 45.5. These people are concentrated in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gilmara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Cilmara
What does the name Cilmara mean?
The meaning of Cilmara 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 Cilmara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,094 people with the first name Cilmara, which ranks it number 7,764 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cilmara a boy's or a girl's name?
Cilmara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,092 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cilmara most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Cilmara (164 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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