Meaning of the nameElmar
- Male
- Germanic origin
- El-mar
Elmar is a Germanic masculine name, a form of Adelmar ('noble' and 'famous') or of Egilmar.
Meaning
“modern German form of Adelmar ('noble' and 'famous') or of Egilmar”
Source: Behind the Name: Elmar · Behind the Name: Adelmar · Behind the Name: Egilmar
- People (2022)
- 2,017
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,082
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,338
- people
Elmar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elmar, 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 (553 people).
120 women 1,897 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 Elmar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 424 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 314 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 160 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 137 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 131 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 119 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 106 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 89 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 80 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 59 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 45 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 24 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elmar
Behind the Name gives Elmar as a modern German form of Adelmar or Egilmar, and Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of Adelmar. Adelmar is composed of adal, 'noble', and mari, 'famous'; Egilmar, of agil, 'blade', and mari. These are the meanings of the base names. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Helmar as a graphic variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,017 people named Elmar, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Elmar · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Adelmar · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Egilmar · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Elmar · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elmar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Elmar
What does the name Elmar mean?
Elmar means “modern German form of Adelmar ('noble' and 'famous') or of Egilmar”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Elmar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,017 people with the first name Elmar, which ranks it number 5,082 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Elmar a boy's or a girl's name?
Elmar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 120 women and 1,897 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Elmar?
Elmar is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Elmar most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Elmar (424 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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