Meaning of the nameJosimar
- Male
- Jo-si-mar
Josimar is a Brazilian male name, a probable variant of Josemar, which Guérios analyzes as a combination of José and an abbreviation of Maria.
Meaning
The meaning of Josimar 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)
- 51,033
- Rank in Brazil
- #558
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 57,699
- people
Josimar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josimar, 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 (20,457 people).
1,761 women 49,272 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 Josimar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rondônia 0.059%
- Acre 0.056%
- Piauí 0.056%
- Amapá 0.053%
- Espírito Santo 0.049%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,869 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,713 | 0.028% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,899 | 0.024% |
| Pará | 3,497 | 0.043% |
| Maranhão | 3,098 | 0.046% |
| Pernambuco | 2,688 | 0.030% |
| Bahia | 2,557 | 0.018% |
| Ceará | 2,168 | 0.025% |
| Goiás | 2,134 | 0.030% |
| Amazonas | 1,878 | 0.048% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,869 | 0.049% |
| Piauí | 1,814 | 0.056% |
| Paraná | 1,707 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 1,651 | 0.042% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,574 | 0.048% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,365 | 0.037% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,310 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,098 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 931 | 0.059% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 871 | 0.032% |
| Tocantins | 732 | 0.048% |
| Distrito Federal | 686 | 0.024% |
| Alagoas | 551 | 0.018% |
| Acre | 467 | 0.056% |
| Amapá | 386 | 0.053% |
| Sergipe | 291 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 229 | 0.036% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josimar
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats Josimar as a probable variant of Josemar, and its Morfemário gives Guérios's analysis of Josemar: a compound of José and an abbreviation of Maria. Behind the Name also describes Josimar as a short form of José Maria. Because it is a combination of two names, the meaning of the whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 51,033 people named Josimar, almost always men, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rondônia, and the same dictionary lists Josymar and Jozimar as spelling variants.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josimar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Josimar · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Josimar
What does the name Josimar mean?
The meaning of Josimar 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 Josimar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 51,033 people with the first name Josimar, which ranks it number 558 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josimar a boy's or a girl's name?
Josimar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,761 women and 49,272 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josimar most common?
Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.059% of the state's population is named Josimar (931 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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