Meaning of the nameCelma
- Female
- Cel-ma
Celma is a feminine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists as a spelling variant of Selma, a name of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Celma 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)
- 25,050
- Rank in Brazil
- #917
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 31,798
- people
Celma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Celma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (8,048 people).
24,948 women 102 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 Celma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Celma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.024%
- Bahia 0.019%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.019%
- Minas Gerais 0.019%
- Tocantins 0.019%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,186 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,841 | 0.019% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,024 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 2,745 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 1,667 | 0.024% |
| Paraná | 1,125 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 904 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 893 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 758 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso | 649 | 0.018% |
| Ceará | 592 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 557 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 533 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 434 | 0.015% |
| Santa Catarina | 403 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 380 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 330 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 325 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 280 | 0.019% |
| Rondônia | 268 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 264 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 262 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 248 | 0.011% |
| Amazonas | 240 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 48 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 38 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Celma
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Celma as a spelling variant of Selma, with C in place of S. For Selma, Behind the Name says the meaning is unknown: it may be a short form of Anselma or come from the poems of Ossian, by James Macpherson, in the eighteenth century, in which it is the name of a castle. Wiktionary adds that Selma was adopted as a name in the nineteenth century, when similar names such as Thelma, Alma and Wilma were in vogue. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 25,050 people named Celma, a name almost always female, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Selma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Selma · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Selma · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Celma
What does the name Celma mean?
The meaning of Celma 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 Celma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 25,050 people with the first name Celma, which ranks it number 917 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Celma a boy's or a girl's name?
Celma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 24,948 women and 102 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Celma most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.024% of the state's population is named Celma (1,667 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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