Meaning of the nameMarlir
- Female
- Mar-lir
Marlir is a Brazilian name recorded almost always as feminine, whose origin and meaning are not known with certainty.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,011 people named Marlir, the 8,225th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 53, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Marlir 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)
- 1,011
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,225
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,415
- people
Marlir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marlir, 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 (315 people).
1,001 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 Marlir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marlir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 122 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 109 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 107 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 99 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 46 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 43 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 33 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 23 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marlir
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Marli, a name with a similar spelling, as coming from the French Marly, at first a place name, according to Machado (1981), but no source links Marlir to that name. The origin of the spelling Marlir is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,011 people named Marlir, almost always women, with a median age of 53; most were born between 1960 and 1979, and proportionally it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marli · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marlir
What does the name Marlir mean?
The meaning of Marlir 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 Marlir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,011 people with the first name Marlir, which ranks it number 8,225 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Marlir a boy's or a girl's name?
Marlir is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,001 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marlir most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Marlir (122 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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