Meaning of the nameArilma
- Female
- A-ril-ma
Arilma is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -ilma, a formative of uncertain origin that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) relates to the name Ilma.
Meaning
The meaning of Arilma 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)
- 1,203
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,296
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,354
- people
Arilma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arilma, 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 (532 people).
1,191 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 Arilma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arilma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 704 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 157 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 116 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 51 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arilma
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the formative -ilma, found in names such as Adailma and Railma, as of uncertain origin, possibly coming from the name Ilma, a hypocorism of Vilma. The meaning of Arilma as a whole is not known for certain. The name is almost always female, and the birth decades with the most records are the 1980s and 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,203 people named Arilma, with a median age of 39.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ILMA) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Arilma
What does the name Arilma mean?
The meaning of Arilma 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 Arilma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,203 people with the first name Arilma, which ranks it number 7,296 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Arilma a boy's or a girl's name?
Arilma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,191 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Arilma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Arilma (704 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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