Meaning of the nameGildemar
- Male
- Gil-de-mar
Gildemar is a Brazilian male name beginning with Gil- and ending in -mar, two formatives described in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,613 people named Gildemar, the 4,286th 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 Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Gildemar 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)
- 2,613
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,286
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,761
- people
Gildemar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gildemar, 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 (770 people).
49 women 2,564 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 Gildemar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gildemar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.008%
- Bahia 0.005%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 716 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 360 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 246 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 148 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 144 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 136 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 92 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 87 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 87 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 78 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 61 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 28 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 26 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gildemar
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil treats Gil- as a formative of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from given names such as Gilberto. The ending -mar may have three origins: the Germanic element -mar, 'glory, fame', found in Valdemar and Oldemar, a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese noun mar, 'sea'. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,613 people named Gildemar, with a median age of 44, almost always men; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. Most were born from 1960 to 1989.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gildemar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gildemar
What does the name Gildemar mean?
The meaning of Gildemar 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 Gildemar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,613 people with the first name Gildemar, which ranks it number 4,286 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gildemar a boy's or a girl's name?
Gildemar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 49 women and 2,564 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gildemar most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.008% of the state's population is named Gildemar (246 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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