Meaning of the nameElcimar
- Unisex
- El-ci-mar
Elcimar is a Brazilian name used by men and women, with the ending -mar, and it appears mostly among people born in the 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,222 people named Elcimar, the 4,766th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Elcimar 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)
- 2,222
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,766
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,447
- people
Elcimar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elcimar, 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 (750 people).
469 women 1,753 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 Elcimar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elcimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Goiás 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 411 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 260 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 232 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 211 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 164 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 150 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 131 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 108 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 91 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 64 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 31 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 29 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 22 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elcimar
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -mar as an ending of male and female names, with three possible origins: a Germanic element linked to 'fame, glory' (Ademar, Osmar), a fragment of Maria (Josemar), or the Portuguese word mar, 'sea' (Solemar). Which of them applies to Elcimar is not known for certain. The dictionary has Elci as its own entry, with Elcy and Helci as spellings. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,222 people named Elcimar, with a median age of 44, and there are more male than female records. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elci · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Elcimar
What does the name Elcimar mean?
The meaning of Elcimar 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 Elcimar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,222 people with the first name Elcimar, which ranks it number 4,766 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Elcimar a boy's or a girl's name?
Elcimar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 469 women and 1,753 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Elcimar most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Elcimar (232 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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