Meaning of the nameIlmar
- Unisex
- Il-mar
Ilmar is a name used mostly for males that Wiktionary and Behind the Name record as an Estonian name, equivalent to the Finnish Ilmari.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,480 people named Ilmar, the 4,442nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Ilmar 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)
- 2,480
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,442
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,034
- people
Ilmar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ilmar, 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 (689 people).
359 women 2,121 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 Ilmar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ilmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 335 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 276 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 215 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 202 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 201 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 194 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 189 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 109 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 91 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 82 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 78 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 75 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 68 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 63 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 54 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 42 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ilmar
Wiktionary records Ilmar as an Estonian male name, equivalent to the Finnish Ilmari, and Behind the Name describes it as the Estonian form of Ilmarinen, the smith of Finnish mythology, a name linked to the Finnish root ilma, 'air'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Ilmar with the spelling variant Hilmar, which Behind the Name describes as a Germanic name from Hildimar, 'battle' and 'famous'. The origin of the Brazilian use is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,480 people named Ilmar, almost always male and most of them born between 1960 and 1989; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ilmar · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Ilmar · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Ilmarinen · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Hilmar · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ilmar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ilmar
What does the name Ilmar mean?
The meaning of Ilmar 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 Ilmar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,480 people with the first name Ilmar, which ranks it number 4,442 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ilmar a boy's or a girl's name?
Ilmar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 359 women and 2,121 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ilmar most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Ilmar (215 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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