Meaning of the nameGiselma
- Female
- Gi-sel-ma
Giselma is a female name of Brazilian formation, with the ending -elma, a feminine form of a Germanic element meaning 'helmet, protection'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,882 people named Giselma, the 5,308th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Giselma 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)
- 1,882
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,308
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,010
- people
Giselma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Giselma, 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 (579 people).
1,872 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 Giselma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Giselma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.012%
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 365 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 274 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 181 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 176 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 169 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 90 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 88 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 70 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 62 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 22 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Giselma
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Giselma among the Brazilian names with the formative -elma, a feminine form of -elmo, of Germanic origin (modern German helm, 'helmet, protection'), as in Anselmo. The first element of the name has no documented origin, and so the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,882 people named Giselma, with a median age of 43. Most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and, proportionally, the name is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Giselma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Giselma
What does the name Giselma mean?
The meaning of Giselma 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 Giselma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,882 people with the first name Giselma, which ranks it number 5,308 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Giselma a boy's or a girl's name?
Giselma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,872 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Giselma most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.012% of the state's population is named Giselma (274 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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