Meaning of the nameDelsa
- Female
- Del-sa
Delsa is a female name of uncertain origin, almost always recorded among women born before the 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 805 people named Delsa, the 9,630th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 62, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Delsa is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 805
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,630
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,083
- people
Delsa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Delsa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (197 people).
799 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 Delsa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Delsa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 123 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 113 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 77 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 42 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 24 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 23 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Delsa
The origin of the spelling Delsa is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Del- in names such as Delma and Delmiro as a shortened form of Adel-, from Germanic athal/adal, 'noble', but the connection of Delsa to this element is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 805 people named Delsa, with a median age of 62, almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (ADEL-/DEL-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Delsa
What does the name Delsa mean?
The meaning of Delsa is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Delsa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 805 people with the first name Delsa, which ranks it number 9,630 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Delsa a boy's or a girl's name?
Delsa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 799 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Delsa most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Delsa (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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