Meaning of the nameDelma
- Female
- Del-ma
Delma is a female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil classifies as a brasileirismo, perhaps formed from Telma.
Meaning
The meaning of Delma 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)
- 14,432
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,330
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,202
- people
Delma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Delma, 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 (3,900 people).
14,328 women 104 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 Delma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Delma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.019%
- Espírito Santo 0.016%
- Pará 0.013%
- Tocantins 0.012%
- Goiás 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,144 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 2,074 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,627 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 1,140 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 1,067 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 807 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 790 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 630 | 0.016% |
| Paraná | 478 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 464 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 408 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 352 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 300 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 251 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 227 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 216 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 207 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 183 | 0.012% |
| Sergipe | 174 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 169 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 145 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 138 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 137 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 134 | 0.009% |
| Paraíba | 124 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 32 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Delma
In the Delma entry, the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil classifies the name as a brasileirismo and suggests, with a reservation, that it comes from Telma, with the initial T replaced by D. The Morfemário of the same dictionary gives another reading: it cites Delma among the Brazilian names that lost the initial A- of the Germanic formative Adel-, 'noble', alongside Délia and Delmiro. Because the two explanations differ, the meaning of the name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,432 people named Delma, with a median age of 52, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Delma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Delma
What does the name Delma mean?
The meaning of Delma 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 Delma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,432 people with the first name Delma, which ranks it number 1,330 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Delma a boy's or a girl's name?
Delma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,328 women and 104 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Delma most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.019% of the state's population is named Delma (138 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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