Meaning of the nameItamir
- Male
- I-ta-mir
Itamir is a Brazilian masculine name that recalls Itamar, of Hebrew origin, but its connection with it is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 859 people named Itamir, the 9,179th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Itamir 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)
- 859
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,179
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,024
- people
Itamir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Itamir, 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 (215 people).
25 women 834 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 Itamir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Itamir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 118 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 103 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 100 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 90 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 88 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 87 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 42 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 28 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Itamir
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives Itamar, from the Hebrew Ithamar, glossed with doubt as 'region of palms', and lists Hitamar, Ithamar and Ytamar as spelling variants, not Itamir. The ending -mir is described in the Morfemário as a formative with three possible origins: Germanic, 'famous, illustrious'; Arabic, 'prince'; or Polish, 'peace'. The origin of Itamir is therefore uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 859 people named Itamir, with a median age of 50, with the most records in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Itamar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Itamir
What does the name Itamir mean?
The meaning of Itamir 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 Itamir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 859 people with the first name Itamir, which ranks it number 9,179 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Itamir a boy's or a girl's name?
Itamir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 834 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Itamir most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.001% of the state's population is named Itamir (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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