Meaning of the nameIamara
- Female
- I-a-ma-ra
Iamara is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, ending in -mara, a formative with disputed sources.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 998 people named Iamara, the 8,302nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 35, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Iamara 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)
- 998
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,302
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,096
- people
Iamara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Iamara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (268 people).
993 women 0 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 Iamara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Iamara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 207 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 105 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 99 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 94 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 61 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 50 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Iamara
The origin of the name Iamara is uncertain. It ends in -mara, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to three possible sources: a hypocoristic form of Maria, Hebrew marah, 'bitterness', or Tupi marã, 'bad'. The formation of Iamara is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 998 people named Iamara, with a median age of 35. It is almost always female and is concentrated in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Iamara
What does the name Iamara mean?
The meaning of Iamara 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 Iamara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 998 people with the first name Iamara, which ranks it number 8,302 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Iamara a boy's or a girl's name?
Iamara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 993 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Iamara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Iamara (105 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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