Meaning of the nameWalmir
- Male
- Wal-mir
Walmir is a masculine name written with W, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the variants Valmir and Walmyr; the origin of this spelling is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Walmir 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)
- 10,435
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,663
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,408
- people
Walmir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Walmir, 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 (3,469 people).
50 women 10,385 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 Walmir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Walmir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.011%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.009%
- Pará 0.008%
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Amazonas 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,252 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,726 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,294 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 657 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 568 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 421 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 414 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 368 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 344 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 309 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 255 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 254 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 235 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 217 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 176 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 175 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 145 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 72 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 68 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 62 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 57 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 55 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 37 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Walmir
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Valmir and Walmyr as spelling variants of Walmir. For Valmir, the same dictionary cites Guérios, who derives it from the Germanic Walamir, from wala, 'chosen, selected, beloved', and mir, 'bright, famous'; Behind the Name, on the other hand, says Valmir is perhaps a variant of Valdemar or Valdomiro. The origin of the spelling with W is not known for certain. It is almost always a male name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,435 people named Walmir, with a median age of 54.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Walmir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valmir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Valmir (2) · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Walmir
What does the name Walmir mean?
The meaning of Walmir 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 Walmir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,435 people with the first name Walmir, which ranks it number 1,663 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Walmir a boy's or a girl's name?
Walmir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 50 women and 10,385 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Walmir most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.011% of the state's population is named Walmir (1,726 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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