Meaning of the nameDalmir
- Male
- Dal-mir
Dalmir is a Brazilian male name that ends in -mir, an ending the Morfemário associates with more than one possible origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Dalmir 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)
- 3,194
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,719
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,660
- people
Dalmir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dalmir, 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 (877 people).
80 women 3,114 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 Dalmir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dalmir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 463 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 342 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 314 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 300 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 295 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 283 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 234 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 178 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 101 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 75 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 66 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 59 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 58 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dalmir
Dalmir ends in -mir, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) associates with more than one possible origin: Germanic ('famed, illustrious'), Arabic ('prince') or Polish ('peace'). Which of them lies behind Dalmir is not known for certain. A similar name, Dalmiro, is described by the Dictionary as a probable variant of Adelmiro and Delmiro. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,194 people named Dalmir, with a median age of 51. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people were born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dalmiro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dalmir
What does the name Dalmir mean?
The meaning of Dalmir 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 Dalmir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,194 people with the first name Dalmir, which ranks it number 3,719 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Dalmir a boy's or a girl's name?
Dalmir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 80 women and 3,114 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dalmir most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.004% of the state's population is named Dalmir (283 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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