Meaning of the nameOcimar
- Male
- O-ci-mar
Ocimar is a male name ending in -mar, a formative of Germanic origin or linked to Maria or to the Portuguese noun mar, 'sea'; the origin of Oci- is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,948 people named Ocimar, the 3,942nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Ocimar 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)
- 2,948
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,942
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,371
- people
Ocimar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ocimar, 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 (1,260 people).
78 women 2,870 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 Ocimar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ocimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.006%
- Pará 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 768 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 298 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 279 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 276 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 228 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 192 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 104 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 96 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 77 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 68 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 64 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 64 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 60 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 26 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ocimar
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil says that -mar can have three sources: the Germanic -mar, 'glory, fame', a fragment of Maria, or the Portuguese noun mar, 'sea', and gives Lucimar and Gilmar among the examples. The origin of the beginning Oci- is uncertain, so the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,948 people named Ocimar; the peak was in the 1960s, with 1,260 people. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas. It is almost always a male name.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ocimar
What does the name Ocimar mean?
The meaning of Ocimar 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 Ocimar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,948 people with the first name Ocimar, which ranks it number 3,942 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ocimar a boy's or a girl's name?
Ocimar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 78 women and 2,870 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Ocimar most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Ocimar (228 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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