Meaning of the nameOsmir
- Male
- Os-mir
Osmir is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, written with the ending -mir and with the same beginning as Osmar.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,896 people named Osmir, the 3,988th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Osmir 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)
- 2,896
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,988
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,332
- people
Osmir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Osmir, 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 (806 people).
38 women 2,858 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 Osmir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Osmir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,064 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 254 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 228 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 158 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 130 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 120 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 109 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 92 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 77 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 75 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 67 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 61 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 52 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 46 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 35 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 15 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Osmir
The origin of the name Osmir is uncertain. Osmar is recorded by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), according to Machado (1981), as of Germanic origin, from Os-, the name of a god in Germanic mythology, and -mar, 'famous'. The ending -mir is a different element: the Dictionary's Morfemário gives it three possible origins, Germanic, Arabic and Polish. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,896 people named Osmir, almost always men and born mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Osmar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Osmir
What does the name Osmir mean?
The meaning of Osmir 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 Osmir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,896 people with the first name Osmir, which ranks it number 3,988 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Osmir a boy's or a girl's name?
Osmir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 38 women and 2,858 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Osmir most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.002% of the state's population is named Osmir (1,064 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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