Meaning of the nameJilmar
- Male
- Jil-mar
Jilmar is a masculine Brazilian name of uncertain origin, recorded as a graphic variant of Gilmar, whose own origin Wiktionary gives as uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Jilmar 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)
- 4,610
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,903
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,277
- people
Jilmar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jilmar, 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 (1,398 people).
44 women 4,566 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 Jilmar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jilmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.009%
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,313 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 584 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 407 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 273 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 208 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 167 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 164 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 159 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 147 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 144 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 135 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 113 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 110 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 103 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 85 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 81 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 74 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 55 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 27 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jilmar
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Jilmar among the graphic variants of Gilmar. Wiktionary records Gilmar as a masculine name of uncertain origin, with several hypotheses, among them Germanic names with maere ('famous'), and none of them is confirmed for Jilmar. The Morfemário of the Dictionary cites Gilmar among the names with the formative -mar. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,610 people named Jilmar, almost always male, born mostly between the 1960s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gilmar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Gilmar · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: formativos · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jilmar
What does the name Jilmar mean?
The meaning of Jilmar 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 Jilmar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,610 people with the first name Jilmar, which ranks it number 2,903 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jilmar a boy's or a girl's name?
Jilmar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 44 women and 4,566 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jilmar most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.009% of the state's population is named Jilmar (1,313 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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