Meaning of the nameDelmar
- Male
- Del-mar
Delmar is a male name whose origin in Brazil is uncertain; it also exists as an English name, coming from a surname of French origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Delmar 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)
- 4,699
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,860
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,777
- people
Delmar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Delmar, 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 (1,342 people).
173 women 4,526 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 Delmar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Delmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.023%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,454 | 0.023% |
| Santa Catarina | 300 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 288 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 191 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 180 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 174 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 167 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 143 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 128 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 86 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 82 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 77 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 37 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 20 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Delmar
The origin of the spelling Delmar in Brazil is uncertain. Wiktionary and Behind the Name record Delmar as an English name coming from a surname: Wiktionary links it to places in Normandy called La Mare, 'the pond', and Behind the Name to Norman French de la mare, 'of the pond'. In Portuguese, the ending -mar appears in names such as Adelmar and Valdemar, and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) points to three possible origins: a Germanic element, 'glory, fame', a splinter of Maria, or the noun mar, 'sea'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,699 people named Delmar, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Delmar · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Delmar · behindthename.com · origin
- Morfemário: -mar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Delmar
What does the name Delmar mean?
The meaning of Delmar 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 Delmar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,699 people with the first name Delmar, which ranks it number 2,860 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Delmar a boy's or a girl's name?
Delmar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 173 women and 4,526 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Delmar most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.023% of the state's population is named Delmar (2,454 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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