Meaning of the nameJalmir
- Male
- Jal-mir
Jalmir is a male name of uncertain origin, ending in -mir and recorded mainly in men born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,303 people named Jalmir, the 6,932nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Meaning
The meaning of Jalmir 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)
- 1,303
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,932
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,512
- people
Jalmir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jalmir, 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 (350 people).
0 women 1,290 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 Jalmir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jalmir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 168 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 167 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 129 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 122 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 112 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 94 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 92 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 82 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jalmir
The origin of Jalmir is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists -mir among name elements, with more than one possible origin, among them Germanic mir, 'famous, illustrious'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,303 people named Jalmir, with a median age of 50. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jalmir
What does the name Jalmir mean?
The meaning of Jalmir 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 Jalmir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,303 people with the first name Jalmir, which ranks it number 6,932 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Jalmir a boy's or a girl's name?
Jalmir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,290 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jalmir most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jalmir (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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