Meaning of the nameNilmara
- Female
- Nil-ma-ra
Nilmara is a Brazilian female name formed from Nil- and -mara, with no documented meaning for the combination.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilmara 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)
- 1,897
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,281
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,064
- people
Nilmara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilmara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (572 people).
1,888 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 Nilmara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilmara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 340 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 306 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 250 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 156 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 96 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 85 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 57 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 52 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 36 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilmara
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Nilmara as Nil- + -mara. According to the Morfemário of the same dictionary, the formative -mara may come from a hypocoristic form of Maria, from Hebrew marah ('bitterness') or from Tupi marã ('bad'); the three origins may converge. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,897 people named Nilmara, with a median age of 32. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. It is almost always a female name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nilmara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, Morfemário: -MARA · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nilmara
What does the name Nilmara mean?
The meaning of Nilmara 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 Nilmara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,897 people with the first name Nilmara, which ranks it number 5,281 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Nilmara a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilmara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,888 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nilmara most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Nilmara (340 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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