Meaning of the nameIdelma
- Female
- I-del-ma
Idelma is a Brazilian feminine name ending in -elma, the feminine form of a Germanic formative, 'helmet, protection'; the origin of the beginning Id- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Idelma 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)
- 2,649
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,246
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,914
- people
Idelma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Idelma, 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 (779 people).
2,616 women 33 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 Idelma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Idelma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.008%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 707 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 590 | 0.008% |
| São Paulo | 454 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 229 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 96 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 77 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 66 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 30 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Idelma
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -elma as the feminine form of the masculine formative -elmo, of Germanic origin, glossed as 'helmet, protection', and lists names such as Joselma and Giselma. The beginning Id- has no documented origin, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,649 people named Idelma, with a median age of 54. Almost always female, it has most of its records among people born from 1950 to 1970, and proportionally it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Idelma
What does the name Idelma mean?
The meaning of Idelma 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 Idelma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,649 people with the first name Idelma, which ranks it number 4,246 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Idelma a boy's or a girl's name?
Idelma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,616 women and 33 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Idelma most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.008% of the state's population is named Idelma (590 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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