Meaning of the nameRomário
- Male
- Ro-má-ri-o
Romário is a male name in Brazilian Portuguese of uncertain meaning, perhaps an elaboration of Romão or of Mário.
Meaning
The meaning of Romário is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 50,538
- Rank in Brazil
- #564
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 59,881
- people
Romário in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Romário, 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 (32,110 people).
214 women 50,324 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 Romário is most common
States with the highest share of people named Romário in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 6,995 | 0.050% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,355 | 0.026% |
| São Paulo | 5,152 | 0.012% |
| Maranhão | 3,210 | 0.047% |
| Pará | 3,157 | 0.039% |
| Ceará | 2,951 | 0.034% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,902 | 0.018% |
| Pernambuco | 2,249 | 0.025% |
| Goiás | 2,026 | 0.029% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,653 | 0.043% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,635 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 1,494 | 0.046% |
| Paraná | 1,295 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,291 | 0.017% |
| Amazonas | 1,290 | 0.033% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,153 | 0.032% |
| Paraíba | 1,015 | 0.026% |
| Tocantins | 967 | 0.064% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 870 | 0.026% |
| Sergipe | 747 | 0.034% |
| Alagoas | 630 | 0.020% |
| Rondônia | 591 | 0.037% |
| Distrito Federal | 525 | 0.019% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 482 | 0.018% |
| Acre | 457 | 0.055% |
| Roraima | 245 | 0.039% |
| Amapá | 201 | 0.027% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Romário
Behind the Name considers the meaning of Romário, a male name in Brazilian Portuguese, to be uncertain: it may be an elaboration of Romão, the Portuguese form of Latin Romanus, or of Mário, the Portuguese form of Marius, a blend of the two, or of other names that sound similar. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 50,538 people named Romário, most of them born in the 1990s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Tocantins. IBGE records names without accents, as Romario.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Romário · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Romão · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Mário · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Romário
What does the name Romário mean?
The meaning of Romário is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Romário in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 50,538 people with the first name Romário, which ranks it number 564 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Romário a boy's or a girl's name?
Romário is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 214 women and 50,324 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Romário most common?
Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.064% of the state's population is named Romário (967 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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