Meaning of the nameDjalma
- Male
- Djal-ma
Djalma is a traditional male name whose origin is obscure, according to Machado; the beginning Dj- reappears in Brazilian names such as Djalmir and Djair.
Meaning
The meaning of Djalma 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)
- 29,365
- Rank in Brazil
- #836
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 31,820
- people
Djalma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Djalma, 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 (7,807 people).
566 women 28,799 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 Djalma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Djalma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.030%
- Alagoas 0.029%
- Pernambuco 0.028%
- Paraíba 0.022%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.018%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 6,571 | 0.015% |
| Bahia | 4,286 | 0.030% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,129 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 2,533 | 0.028% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,244 | 0.014% |
| Paraná | 1,112 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 969 | 0.014% |
| Alagoas | 898 | 0.029% |
| Paraíba | 883 | 0.022% |
| Maranhão | 739 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 701 | 0.009% |
| Pará | 686 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 596 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 579 | 0.018% |
| Ceará | 441 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 425 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 397 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 369 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 348 | 0.013% |
| Amazonas | 345 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 344 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 326 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 168 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 150 | 0.010% |
| Amapá | 50 | 0.007% |
| Acre | 41 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 35 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Djalma
According to Machado (1981), cited by the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the origin of Djalma is obscure, and the author rejects the Germanic-origin hypothesis given by Guérios. The morpheme list of the same dictionary lists Djalma and Dejanira as traditional names with the beginning Dj- or Dej-, of uncertain origin, which appears in Brazilian names such as Djalmir, Dijalmir and Dejalmir. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 29,365 people named Djalma, with a median age of 55. The dictionary lists Dijalma and Dejalma as spelling variants, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Djalma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Dj-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Djalma
What does the name Djalma mean?
The meaning of Djalma 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 Djalma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 29,365 people with the first name Djalma, which ranks it number 836 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Djalma a boy's or a girl's name?
Djalma is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 566 women and 28,799 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Djalma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.030% of the state's population is named Djalma (4,286 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Spotted a mistake? Report a correction for Djalma with a source. See the methodology.