Meaning of the nameDamires
- Female
- Da-mi-res
Damires is a female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes as a variant of Tamires, with D in place of the initial T, and as a Brazilianism.
Meaning
The meaning of Damires 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)
- 1,206
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,284
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,161
- people
Damires in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Damires, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (523 people).
1,190 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 Damires is most common
States with the highest share of people named Damires in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 188 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 184 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 100 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 79 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 59 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 46 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 39 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 33 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Damires
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains Damires as a variant of Tamires, with the initial consonant changed from T to D, and classifies it as a Brazilianism. Behind the Name presents Tamires as a possible variant of Tômiris or Támiris, Portuguese forms of Tomyris, a Hellenized form of a Scythian name that perhaps comes from an Iranian root meaning 'family'. Since each step in this chain is only possible, the meaning of Damires is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,206 people named Damires, almost always women, with a median age of 25, most born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Damires · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tamires · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Tamires · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Tomyris · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Damires
What does the name Damires mean?
The meaning of Damires 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 Damires in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,206 people with the first name Damires, which ranks it number 7,284 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Damires a boy's or a girl's name?
Damires is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,190 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Damires most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Damires (184 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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