Meaning of the nameJocelma
- Female
- Jo-cel-ma
Jocelma is a Brazilian feminine name of undocumented formation, recorded mostly among women born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocelma 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)
- 2,029
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,065
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,087
- people
Jocelma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocelma, 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 (788 people).
2,017 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 Jocelma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocelma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Paraíba 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 377 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 209 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 168 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 156 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 152 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 136 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 104 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 99 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 92 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 75 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 61 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 37 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 28 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 22 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocelma
The origin of Jocelma is uncertain. The name ends in -elma, a feminine form of the Germanic formative -elmo, from hilms, 'helmet, protection', according to the morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which cites Joselma and Giselma among the names with this ending but does not document Jocelma itself. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,029 people named Jocelma, with a median age of 40. Almost all are female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jocelma
What does the name Jocelma mean?
The meaning of Jocelma 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 Jocelma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,029 people with the first name Jocelma, which ranks it number 5,065 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocelma a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocelma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,017 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jocelma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jocelma (377 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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