Meaning of the nameDamásio
- Male
- Da-má-si-o
Damásio is a masculine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) probably links to Dâmaso, from Greek Dámasos; the meaning is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,740 people named Damásio, the 5,631st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Damásio 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)
- 1,740
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,631
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,333
- people
Damásio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Damásio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (361 people).
0 women 1,733 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 Damásio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Damásio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 299 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 218 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 149 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 111 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 106 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 87 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 85 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 82 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 75 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 61 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 42 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 34 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 32 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 17 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Damásio
The entry for Damásia, the feminine of Damásio, probably links the name to Dâmaso, from Greek Dámasos, which Machado relates, as a possibility, to the Greek verb damázo, 'to tame, to conquer', through Latin Damasu-. Behind the Name gives Damasus as a Latinized form of Greek Damasos, from damazo, 'to tame'. Because the link is only probable, the meaning of Damásio is uncertain. The name is almost always registered for men, and most of the people were born in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,740 people named Damásio, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Damásia (feminino de Damásio) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Damasus · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Damásio
What does the name Damásio mean?
The meaning of Damásio 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 Damásio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,740 people with the first name Damásio, which ranks it number 5,631 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Damásio a boy's or a girl's name?
Damásio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,733 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Damásio most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Damásio (111 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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