Meaning of the nameMa
- Unisex
- Ma
Ma is a two-letter name of uncertain origin, recorded in the 2022 Census for both men and women.
Meaning
The meaning of Ma 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)
- 295
- Rank in Brazil
- #19,280
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,421
- people
Ma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ma, 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 (52 people).
212 women 83 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.
About the name Ma
The origin of Ma as a given name is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it as a name in use and records the spellings Maha and Mar as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 295 people named Ma, with a median age of 43, and there are more female records than male. The records are fairly evenly distributed among people born from 1950 to 2010.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Ma
What does the name Ma mean?
The meaning of Ma 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 Ma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 295 people with the first name Ma, which ranks it number 19,280 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ma a boy's or a girl's name?
Ma is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 212 women and 83 men had this name.
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