Meaning of the nameDilma
- Female
- Dil-ma
Dilma is a feminine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) classifies as a Brazilianism of uncertain origin, with the most records among people born in the 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Dilma 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)
- 34,025
- Rank in Brazil
- #750
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 40,632
- people
Dilma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dilma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (9,743 people).
33,839 women 186 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 Dilma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dilma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.036%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.027%
- Santa Catarina 0.025%
- Sergipe 0.025%
- Espírito Santo 0.024%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,367 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 5,092 | 0.036% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,310 | 0.027% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,698 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,905 | 0.025% |
| Pará | 1,584 | 0.020% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,336 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 1,320 | 0.015% |
| Paraná | 1,311 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 1,066 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 926 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 911 | 0.024% |
| Alagoas | 671 | 0.022% |
| Sergipe | 544 | 0.025% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 508 | 0.015% |
| Distrito Federal | 507 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 481 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso | 469 | 0.013% |
| Paraíba | 388 | 0.010% |
| Amazonas | 361 | 0.009% |
| Ceará | 360 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 228 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 222 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 213 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 142 | 0.019% |
| Acre | 58 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 47 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dilma
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil classifies Dilma as a Brazilianism and records Dylma and Diuma as spelling variants. Wiktionary gives Dilmo as the corresponding masculine form. The origin of the name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 34,025 people named Dilma, with a median age of 56 and the largest group born in the 1960s. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dilma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Dilma · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Dilma
What does the name Dilma mean?
The meaning of Dilma 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 Dilma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 34,025 people with the first name Dilma, which ranks it number 750 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Dilma a boy's or a girl's name?
Dilma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 33,839 women and 186 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dilma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.036% of the state's population is named Dilma (5,092 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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