Meaning of the nameOsmar

Osmar is a male name that Machado, cited by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, explains through the Germanic Os- (the name of a god) and -mar, 'famous'.

Meaning

“according to Machado, from Os-, the name of a Germanic god, and -mar, 'famous'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Osmar

People (2022): 84,788
Rank in Brazil: #362
Median age: 56 years
2010 Census: 103,032; people

Osmar in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Osmar, 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 (23,297 people).

278 women 84,510 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 Osmar is most common

States with the highest share of people named Osmar in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	20,767	0.047%
Minas Gerais	8,767	0.043%
Paraná	8,491	0.074%
Rio Grande do Sul	7,860	0.072%
Santa Catarina	6,861	0.090%
Bahia	5,118	0.036%
Goiás	3,873	0.055%
Rio de Janeiro	3,817	0.024%
Pará	2,153	0.027%
Mato Grosso	2,032	0.056%
Mato Grosso do Sul	1,856	0.067%
Maranhão	1,768	0.026%
Ceará	1,715	0.020%
Espírito Santo	1,503	0.039%
Pernambuco	1,224	0.014%
Piauí	1,144	0.035%
Amazonas	1,030	0.026%
Rondônia	976	0.062%
Distrito Federal	819	0.029%
Tocantins	815	0.054%
Paraíba	564	0.014%
Rio Grande do Norte	391	0.012%
Sergipe	381	0.017%
Alagoas	344	0.011%
Acre	205	0.025%
Roraima	181	0.028%
Amapá	133	0.018%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Osmar

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado (1981), gives Osmar as a name of Germanic origin, formed from Os-, the name of a god in Germanic mythology, and -mar, 'famous'. Behind the Name presents another reading: probably a blend of names such as Óscar, Osvaldo, Omar and Ademar, or perhaps inspired by the Old English name Osmær. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 84,788 people named Osmar, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Osmar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Behind the Name: Osmar · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Osmar

What does the name Osmar mean?

Osmar means “according to Machado, from Os-, the name of a Germanic god, and -mar, 'famous'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Osmar in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 84,788 people with the first name Osmar, which ranks it number 362 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Osmar a boy's or a girl's name?

Osmar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 278 women and 84,510 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Osmar?

Osmar is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Osmar most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.090% of the state's population is named Osmar (6,861 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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