Meaning of the nameZilmara
- Female
- Zil-ma-ra
Zilmara is a Brazilian female name ending in -mara, a formative that the Morfemário attributes to three possible origins; the meaning of the name is not known.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,543 people named Zilmara, the 6,130th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Zilmara is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,543
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,130
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,682
- people
Zilmara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zilmara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (490 people).
1,531 women 0 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 Zilmara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zilmara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 213 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 135 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 123 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 122 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 111 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 89 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 67 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 64 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 45 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zilmara
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Zilmara as a female name. Its Morfemário indicates three possible origins for -mara: a hypocoristic form of Maria, the Hebrew marah ('bitterness') or the Tupi marã ('bad'). The beginning Zil- has no documented derivation, and the sense of the whole name is uncertain. The name is almost always female, with the largest number of people born in the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,543 people named Zilmara, with a median age of 38.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zilmara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-MARA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zilmara
What does the name Zilmara mean?
The meaning of Zilmara is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Zilmara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,543 people with the first name Zilmara, which ranks it number 6,130 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Zilmara a boy's or a girl's name?
Zilmara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,531 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Zilmara most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.003% of the state's population is named Zilmara (122 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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