Meaning of the nameElielma
- Female
- E-li-el-ma
Elielma is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -elma, a feminine formative derived from the masculine -elmo, of Germanic origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Elielma 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)
- 4,587
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,916
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,866
- people
Elielma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elielma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,616 people).
4,571 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 Elielma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elielma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 987 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 737 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 411 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 394 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 372 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 286 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 189 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 141 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 136 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 133 | 0.018% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 112 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 90 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 89 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 83 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 60 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 50 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elielma
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -elma as a feminine form derived from the masculine formative -elmo, of Germanic origin, linked to Germanic hilms and Modern German helm, 'helmet, protection'. The origin of Eli-, the beginning of names such as Eliana and Eliete, is doubtful in the same source, so the meaning of Elielma is not known for certain. Almost always female, the name is concentrated among people born in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,587 people named Elielma, with a median age of 32. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-elma, Eli-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Elielma
What does the name Elielma mean?
The meaning of Elielma 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 Elielma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,587 people with the first name Elielma, which ranks it number 2,916 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Elielma a boy's or a girl's name?
Elielma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,571 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Elielma most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.018% of the state's population is named Elielma (133 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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