Meaning of the nameIrismar
- Unisex
- I-ris-mar
Irismar is a name used for both men and women in Brazil, of uncertain origin, ending in -mar, a formative common in Brazilian names.
Meaning
The meaning of Irismar 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)
- 6,665
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,237
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,507
- people
Irismar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Irismar, 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 (1,989 people).
5,050 women 1,615 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 Irismar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Irismar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.018%
- Ceará 0.016%
- Maranhão 0.016%
- Tocantins 0.012%
- Distrito Federal 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 1,388 | 0.016% |
| Maranhão | 1,067 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 591 | 0.018% |
| São Paulo | 554 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 423 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 343 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 332 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 226 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 216 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 198 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 187 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 178 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 176 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 173 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 166 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 78 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 77 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 77 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 48 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Irismar
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -mar as a formative that may come from Germanic mar, 'glory, fame', from a possible fragment of Maria, or from the noun mar, 'sea', and cites Josemar and Lucimar among the Brazilian names with this ending. The origin of Irismar as a whole is uncertain. It is used by women and by men, with more female records, and appears mainly among people born between the 1960s and the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,665 people named Irismar, with a median age of 48; proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-mar) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Irismar
What does the name Irismar mean?
The meaning of Irismar 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 Irismar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,665 people with the first name Irismar, which ranks it number 2,237 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Irismar a boy's or a girl's name?
Irismar is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 5,050 women and 1,615 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Irismar most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.018% of the state's population is named Irismar (591 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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