Meaning of the nameSâmila
- Female
- Sâ-mi-la
Sâmila is a female name of uncertain origin, which grew from the 1980s on and has the largest number of records among women born in the 2000s.
Meaning
The meaning of Sâmila 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)
- 11,465
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,548
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,593
- people
Sâmila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sâmila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (4,218 people).
11,403 women 62 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 Sâmila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sâmila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 1,600 | 0.020% |
| Ceará | 1,559 | 0.018% |
| Bahia | 984 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 946 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 829 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 731 | 0.019% |
| São Paulo | 689 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 492 | 0.016% |
| Goiás | 384 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 352 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 319 | 0.021% |
| Piauí | 306 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 271 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 266 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso | 242 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 241 | 0.029% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 188 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 161 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 145 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 127 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 121 | 0.017% |
| Santa Catarina | 106 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 97 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 94 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 81 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 79 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 55 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sâmila
The origin of Sâmila is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists the name as Samila and gives Sammyla and Samyla as spellings. It is an almost always female name, and the 2022 Census records begin with people born in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,465 people named Sâmila, with a median age of 19. Proportionally, it is most common in Acre.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Samila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Sâmila
What does the name Sâmila mean?
The meaning of Sâmila 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 Sâmila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,465 people with the first name Sâmila, which ranks it number 1,548 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Sâmila a boy's or a girl's name?
Sâmila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,403 women and 62 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Sâmila most common?
Proportionally, in Acre: 0.029% of the state's population is named Sâmila (241 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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