Meaning of the nameJilmara
- Female
- Jil-ma-ra
Jilmara is a female name of uncertain origin, ending in -mara, proportionally most common in Bahia.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,644 people named Jilmara, the 5,878th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Jilmara 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)
- 1,644
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,878
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,544
- people
Jilmara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jilmara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (563 people).
1,633 women 0 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 Jilmara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jilmara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 697 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 211 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 81 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 63 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 60 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 20 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 18 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jilmara
The origin of the spelling Jilmara is uncertain. The ending -mara is a name-forming element that the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains in three possible ways: a hypocoristic of Maria, Hebrew marah ('bitterness') or Tupi marã ('bad'); Gilmara appears there among the examples. The beginning Jil- has no documented element. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,644 people named Jilmara, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jilmara
What does the name Jilmara mean?
The meaning of Jilmara 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 Jilmara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,644 people with the first name Jilmara, which ranks it number 5,878 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jilmara a boy's or a girl's name?
Jilmara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,633 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jilmara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Jilmara (697 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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