Meaning of the nameGilmara
- Female
- Gil-ma-ra
Gilmara is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Gil- and -mara, according to the Morfemário, and widely used among women born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilmara 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)
- 30,802
- Rank in Brazil
- #805
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 32,762
- people
Gilmara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilmara, 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 (10,122 people).
30,660 women 142 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 Gilmara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilmara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.036%
- Sergipe 0.032%
- Paraíba 0.028%
- Amazonas 0.028%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.022%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,880 | 0.013% |
| Bahia | 5,137 | 0.036% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,994 | 0.015% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,066 | 0.013% |
| Pará | 1,346 | 0.017% |
| Pernambuco | 1,226 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 1,179 | 0.017% |
| Paraná | 1,173 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,166 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 1,103 | 0.028% |
| Amazonas | 1,093 | 0.028% |
| Ceará | 816 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 772 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 714 | 0.022% |
| Sergipe | 709 | 0.032% |
| Espírito Santo | 667 | 0.017% |
| Piauí | 605 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 402 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 344 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 301 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 298 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 201 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 154 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 126 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 122 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 116 | 0.014% |
| Roraima | 92 | 0.014% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilmara
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Gilmara among the names with the beginning Gil-, of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from names such as Gilberto, and with the ending -mara. For this ending, it points to three possible sources: an affectionate form of Maria, the Hebrew marah, 'bitterness', or the Tupi marã, 'bad'. The meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 30,802 people named Gilmara, with a median age of 39. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gilmara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Gilmara
What does the name Gilmara mean?
The meaning of Gilmara 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 Gilmara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 30,802 people with the first name Gilmara, which ranks it number 805 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Gilmara a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilmara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 30,660 women and 142 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Gilmara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.036% of the state's population is named Gilmara (5,137 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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