Meaning of the nameJailma
- Female
- Jail-ma
Jailma is a Brazilian female name ending in -ilma, a formative of uncertain origin recorded in names such as Railma and Adailma.
Meaning
The meaning of Jailma 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)
- 9,411
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,801
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,913
- people
Jailma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jailma, 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 (3,417 people).
9,378 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 Jailma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jailma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.028%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.023%
- Pernambuco 0.018%
- Alagoas 0.016%
- Bahia 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,091 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 1,633 | 0.018% |
| Paraíba | 1,123 | 0.028% |
| São Paulo | 1,078 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 772 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 512 | 0.016% |
| Maranhão | 423 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 283 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 244 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 202 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 190 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 183 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 162 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 99 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 77 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 44 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jailma
The origin of Jailma is uncertain. The ending -ilma appears in Brazilian names such as Railma and Adailma, and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil considers it of uncertain origin, perhaps from the given name Ilma, a probable affectionate form of Vilma. The beginning Ja- appears in Jailson, which the same dictionary analyzes as Ja- + -ilson. The name is almost always female and had more records among people born in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,411 people named Jailma, with a median age of 36; proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilma) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jailson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jailma
What does the name Jailma mean?
The meaning of Jailma 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 Jailma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,411 people with the first name Jailma, which ranks it number 1,801 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jailma a boy's or a girl's name?
Jailma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,378 women and 33 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jailma most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.028% of the state's population is named Jailma (1,123 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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