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Meaning of the nameRamiro

Ramiro is a masculine name of Gothic origin, formed from an element related to 'wedge' (or, possibly, 'law') and another meaning 'famous'.

Meaning

“'wedge' (or, possibly, 'law') + 'famous'”

Source: Wiktionary: Ramiro · Behind the Name: Ramiro

People (2022)
10,806
Rank in Brazil
#1,617
Median age
52 years
2010 Census
13,503
people

Ramiro in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ramiro, 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 (1,934 people).

39 women 10,767 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 Ramiro is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
  2. Pernambuco 0.007%
  3. Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
  4. Paraíba 0.007%
  5. Rondônia 0.007%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,2870.005%
Minas Gerais1,2110.006%
Rio Grande do Sul1,0220.009%
Bahia8490.006%
Rio de Janeiro7000.004%
Pernambuco6420.007%
Paraná4630.004%
Pará4050.005%
Goiás3280.005%
Ceará3180.004%
Santa Catarina3150.004%
Paraíba2660.007%
Maranhão2490.004%
Rio Grande do Norte2330.007%
Amazonas2020.005%
Piauí1990.006%
Espírito Santo1880.005%
Mato Grosso1750.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul1590.006%
Distrito Federal1390.005%
Alagoas1310.004%
Rondônia1020.007%
Tocantins710.005%
Sergipe470.002%
Roraima410.006%
Acre400.005%
Amapá240.003%

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

About the name Ramiro

Wiktionary's Portuguese entry derives Ramiro from Gothic, from a reconstructed name ranamērs or ranamēreis. The Spanish entry adds that this name was Latinized as Ranamirus or Ramirus and that it joins the Proto-Germanic rana-, 'song, wedge', to mēraz, 'famous'. Behind the Name gives the same Visigothic origin and points to rana, 'wedge', or possibly ragin, 'law', followed by mers, 'famous'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,806 people named Ramiro, with a peak among those born in the 1960s (1,934 people).

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Ramiro · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Ramiro · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ramiro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Ramiro

What does the name Ramiro mean?

Ramiro means “'wedge' (or, possibly, 'law') + 'famous'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Ramiro in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,806 people with the first name Ramiro, which ranks it number 1,617 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Ramiro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 39 women and 10,767 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ramiro?

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

In which Brazilian state is Ramiro most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.009% of the state's population is named Ramiro (1,022 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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