Meaning of the nameJocielma
- Female
- Jo-ci-el-ma
Jocielma is a Brazilian female name ending in -elma, a feminine formative of Germanic origin, but with no documented derivation for the whole name.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,069 people named Jocielma, the 7,905th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 34, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Jocielma 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)
- 1,069
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,905
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,123
- people
Jocielma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jocielma, 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 (383 people).
1,062 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 Jocielma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jocielma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 188 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 154 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 137 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 97 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 84 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 32 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 20 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jocielma
The ending -elma is described as a feminine form of -elmo, of Germanic origin (helm, 'helmet, protection'), and it also appears in Jucielma, Lucielma and Joselma. The beginning Joci- has no documented derivation; the element Jo-, which appears in names such as Jocilene, is described as probably a fragment of José and João. So the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,069 people named Jocielma, most of them born in the 1980s and 1990s, almost always women. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-elma, Jo-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jocielma
What does the name Jocielma mean?
The meaning of Jocielma 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 Jocielma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,069 people with the first name Jocielma, which ranks it number 7,905 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jocielma a boy's or a girl's name?
Jocielma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,062 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jocielma most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.006% of the state's population is named Jocielma (137 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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