Meaning of the nameDilmara
- Female
- Dil-ma-ra
Dilmara is a Brazilian female name ending in -mara, an element that the Morfemário attributes to more than one possible origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,169 people named Dilmara, the 7,445th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Dilmara 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)
- 1,169
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,445
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,330
- people
Dilmara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dilmara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (358 people).
1,166 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 Dilmara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dilmara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 193 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 148 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 133 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 101 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 72 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 65 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 62 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 55 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dilmara
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists -mara among the name-forming elements and points to three possible origins: a hypocoristic form of Maria, Hebrew marah ("bitterness") or Tupi marã ("bad"). Because the source does not decide among them and the first part, Dil-, has no documented origin, the meaning of Dilmara is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,169 people named Dilmara, almost always women, with a median age of 38.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Dilmara
What does the name Dilmara mean?
The meaning of Dilmara 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 Dilmara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,169 people with the first name Dilmara, which ranks it number 7,445 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Dilmara a boy's or a girl's name?
Dilmara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,166 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Dilmara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Dilmara (193 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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