Meaning of the nameGilmário
- Male
- Gil-má-ri-o
Gilmário is a male name of uncertain origin, written in Portuguese with an accent on the A, with the most records among people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,243 people named Gilmário, the 3,076th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilmário 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)
- 4,243
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,076
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,788
- people
Gilmário in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilmário, 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 (1,309 people).
0 women 4,234 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 Gilmário is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilmário in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.015%
- Sergipe 0.007%
- Ceará 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,046 | 0.015% |
| São Paulo | 440 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 430 | 0.005% |
| Pernambuco | 254 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 146 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 134 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 95 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 82 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 70 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 61 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 51 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 46 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilmário
The origin of the name Gilmário is uncertain, and no meaning is documented for it. It begins with Gil-, an element of uncertain origin, perhaps a fragment of given names such as Gilberto, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). The dictionary lists Jilmario as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,243 people named Gilmario, almost always men, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Gilmário · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gilmario · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (elemento Gil-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Gilmário
What does the name Gilmário mean?
The meaning of Gilmário 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 Gilmário in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,243 people with the first name Gilmário, which ranks it number 3,076 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gilmário a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilmário is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,234 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gilmário most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.015% of the state's population is named Gilmário (2,046 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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