Bulmaro
From Latin meaning "protector of the people".
Name Census estimates that about 309 living Americans carry the first name Bulmaro. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Bulmaro today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bulmaro births was 2004 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bulmaro. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
309
~ 1 in 1,109,237 Americans
Peak year
2004
15 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2022 SSA rank
#12,653
Tracked since 1975
Census
Bulmaro in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,976 people with the first name Bulmaro, which placed it at #7,644 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,644
National first-name rank
People counted
2.0K
1,976 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
99.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bulmaro
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bulmaro is Hispanic at 99.3%. The next largest groups are White (0.6%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bulmaro described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Bulmaro at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino99.3% · 1,962
- White0.6% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 2
Popularity
Bulmaro: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bulmaro from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 100 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bulmaro by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bulmaro during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Bulmaros live
Origin
Meaning and history of Bulmaro
The name Bulmaro has its origins in the Visigothic language, spoken by the Visigoths who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th centuries. It is derived from the Germanic root words "bulm" meaning "tree trunk" and "mar" meaning "famous" or "renowned". The name was likely initially used to refer to someone of great stature or strength, akin to a sturdy tree trunk.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bulmaro dates back to the 7th century, in the form of Bulmaric, a Visigothic nobleman mentioned in the chronicles of the Visigothic king Wamba. The name appears to have been relatively common among the Visigothic aristocracy during this period.
After the Visigothic kingdom fell to the Moors in the early 8th century, the name largely fell out of use for several centuries, until it resurfaced in the 13th century in parts of what is now northern Spain and southern France. One notable bearer of the name during this time was Bulmaro de Santillana, a Spanish nobleman and military leader who fought against the Moors in the Reconquista.
In the 16th century, the name gained some prominence in the Spanish colonies of the Americas, particularly in Mexico. One of the earliest known individuals with the name in the New World was Bulmaro Hernández, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.
Other notable individuals with the name Bulmaro throughout history include:
1. Bulmaro Ríos Cordova (1759-1825), a Mexican military officer and politician who served as Governor of Nuevo León.
2. Bulmaro Dávalos Mascareño (1868-1938), a Mexican poet and journalist.
3. Bulmaro Flores (1897-1972), a Mexican politician and diplomat who served as Ambassador to the United States.
4. Bulmaro Ibarra Cadena (1907-1977), a Mexican writer and journalist.
5. Bulmaro Zapata Ramírez (1924-2014), a Mexican artist known for his murals and paintings depicting indigenous themes.
While the name Bulmaro has never been exceedingly common, it has maintained a consistent presence, particularly in parts of Mexico and Spain, over the centuries, reflecting its deep historical roots in the Visigothic language and culture.
People
Bulmaro + last name combinations
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Other names starting with B
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FAQ
Bulmaro: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bulmaro?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 309 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bulmaro going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,109,237 US residents.
Is Bulmaro a common name?
We classify Bulmaro as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 318 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bulmaro most popular?
The single biggest year for Bulmaro was 2004, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bulmaro is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Bulmaro in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,976 people with the name Bulmaro, or 0.65 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,644 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Bulmaro in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Bulmaro?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Bulmaro appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,975 people counted with this name, 99.9% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Bulmaro?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bulmaro is Hispanic at 99.3%. The next largest groups are White (0.6%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Bulmaro most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Bulmaro in the 2020 Census, accounting for 99.3% (1,962 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bulmaro in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bulmaro a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Bulmaro in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bulmaro still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bulmaro in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bulmaro can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Bulmaro?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.