Meaning of the nameWilames
- Male
- Wi-la-mes
Wilames is a male name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin, written with one or two Ls: Wilames and Willames.
Meaning
The meaning of Wilames 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)
- 2,041
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,045
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,227
- people
Wilames in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wilames, 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 (608 people).
0 women 2,027 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 Wilames is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wilames in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.021%
- Pernambuco 0.008%
- Sergipe 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 721 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 658 | 0.021% |
| Sergipe | 165 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 77 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 60 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 47 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 41 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 34 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 22 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wilames
Both spellings begin with Wil-, a name-forming element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as a probable fragment of traditional names of English origin, such as William and Wilson, with an element from Gothic wilja, 'will'. The origin of the ending -ames and of the spellings themselves is uncertain. They are almost always male names, and most of the people were born in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,041 people named Wilames and 3,586 named Willames. Proportionally, both are most common in Alagoas.
Spelling with a single L, less frequent than Willames.
Other spellings of Wilames
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Willames | 3,586 |
| Wilames | 2,041 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (WIL-, WILI-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Wilames
What does the name Wilames mean?
The meaning of Wilames 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 Wilames in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,041 people with the first name Wilames, which ranks it number 5,045 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wilames a boy's or a girl's name?
Wilames is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,027 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wilames most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.021% of the state's population is named Wilames (658 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Wilames?
Willames. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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