Meaning of the nameJoelma
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Jo-el-ma
Joelma is a Brazilian female name that Behind the Name tentatively relates to Joel, from the Hebrew Yo'el, 'Yahweh is God'.
Meaning
“possibly a feminine form of Joel, 'Yahweh is God'”
Source: Behind the Name: Joelma · Behind the Name: Joel · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joel
- People (2022)
- 89,017
- Rank in Brazil
- #348
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 93,857
- people
Joelma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joelma, 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 (33,052 people).
88,655 women 362 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 Joelma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joelma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.090%
- Bahia 0.087%
- Sergipe 0.083%
- Pernambuco 0.072%
- Pará 0.069%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 14,064 | 0.032% |
| Bahia | 12,319 | 0.087% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,626 | 0.032% |
| Pernambuco | 6,498 | 0.072% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,117 | 0.038% |
| Pará | 5,581 | 0.069% |
| Maranhão | 3,824 | 0.056% |
| Paraná | 3,698 | 0.032% |
| Paraíba | 3,557 | 0.090% |
| Goiás | 3,015 | 0.043% |
| Ceará | 2,918 | 0.033% |
| Alagoas | 2,090 | 0.067% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,087 | 0.027% |
| Amazonas | 2,026 | 0.051% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,996 | 0.060% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,971 | 0.051% |
| Sergipe | 1,825 | 0.083% |
| Piauí | 1,546 | 0.047% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,452 | 0.040% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,397 | 0.013% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,129 | 0.040% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 787 | 0.029% |
| Tocantins | 777 | 0.051% |
| Rondônia | 735 | 0.047% |
| Amapá | 422 | 0.058% |
| Acre | 300 | 0.036% |
| Roraima | 260 | 0.041% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joelma
Behind the Name says that Joelma is possibly a feminine form of Joel, a Hebrew name formed from the elements for Yahweh and 'God', with the approximate sense of 'Yahweh is God'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), gives for Joel the Hebrew Ioel, 'Iavé is God', by way of Biblical Latin Joel, the name of one of the minor prophets of the Old Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 89,017 people named Joelma, with a median age of 41. The name is almost always female, with the largest group born in the 1970s, and, proportionally, most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Joelma · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Joel · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Joel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Joelma
What does the name Joelma mean?
Joelma means “possibly a feminine form of Joel, 'Yahweh is God'”, according to Behind the Name and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Joelma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 89,017 people with the first name Joelma, which ranks it number 348 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Joelma a boy's or a girl's name?
Joelma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 88,655 women and 362 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Joelma?
Joelma is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Joelma most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.090% of the state's population is named Joelma (3,557 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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