Meaning of the nameRamires

Ramires is a Portuguese surname, also used as a first name in Brazil, derived from the name Ramiro, of Visigothic origin.

Meaning

“Portuguese surname derived from Ramiro, a Visigothic name linked to 'wedge' (or possibly 'law, decree') and 'famous'”

Source: Behind the Name: Ramiro

People (2022): 3,213
Rank in Brazil: #3,702
Median age: 25 years
2010 Census: 3,782; people

Ramires in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ramires, 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 (963 people).

920 women 2,293 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 Ramires is most common

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

Maranhão 0.004%
Santa Catarina 0.003%
Pará 0.003%
Espírito Santo 0.003%
Ceará 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	339	0.002%
São Paulo	307	0.001%
Bahia	304	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	257	0.002%
Maranhão	234	0.004%
Santa Catarina	232	0.003%
Pará	225	0.003%
Ceará	191	0.002%
Pernambuco	140	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	121	0.001%
Espírito Santo	108	0.003%
Amazonas	95	0.002%
Piauí	92	0.003%
Paraná	79	0.001%
Goiás	78	0.001%
Alagoas	51	0.002%
Sergipe	51	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	47	0.002%
Mato Grosso	45	0.001%
Distrito Federal	44	0.002%
Paraíba	38	0.001%
Acre	34	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	31	0.001%
Tocantins	25	0.002%
Rondônia	18	0.001%
Roraima	16	0.003%

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

About the name Ramires

According to Behind the Name, Ramires is a Portuguese surname descended from Ramiro. Ramiro is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latinized Ramirus, of Visigothic origin, linked to the Gothic element rana ('wedge') or possibly ragin ('law, decree'), combined with mers ('famous'). That is the meaning of the base name. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Ramirez and Ramyres as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,213 people named Ramires, with a median age of 25; it is used for men and women, with more men.

Sources

Behind the Name: Ramiro · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ramires · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Wikcionário: Ramires · pt.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Ramires

What does the name Ramires mean?

Ramires means “Portuguese surname derived from Ramiro, a Visigothic name linked to 'wedge' (or possibly 'law, decree') and 'famous'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ramires in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,213 people with the first name Ramires, which ranks it number 3,702 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Ramires is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 920 women and 2,293 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ramires?

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

In which Brazilian state is Ramires most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Ramires (234 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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