Meaning of the nameCosmira
- Female
- Cos-mi-ra
Cosmira is a Brazilian female name ending in -mira, an ending of multiple origins, most frequent among people born in the 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,750 people named Cosmira, the 5,609th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Cosmira 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)
- 1,750
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,609
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,909
- people
Cosmira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cosmira, 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 (548 people).
1,740 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 Cosmira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cosmira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 986 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 320 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 226 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 75 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cosmira
Cosmira ends in -mira, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to at least three sources: the Germanic mir, 'famous, illustrious', the Arabic mir, 'prince', and the Polish mir, 'peace'. The origin of the spelling Cosmira is uncertain and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,750 people named Cosmira, with a median age of 45. Almost always female, the name peaked among those born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cosmira
What does the name Cosmira mean?
The meaning of Cosmira 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 Cosmira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,750 people with the first name Cosmira, which ranks it number 5,609 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cosmira a boy's or a girl's name?
Cosmira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,740 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cosmira most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.010% of the state's population is named Cosmira (226 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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