Ilmari
Origin
Finnish
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
short form of Ilmarinen, the eternal smith of the Kalevala who forges the sky and the magic Sampo; from ilma, "air, sky"
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ilmari has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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