Meaning of the nameJoilma
- Female
- Joil-ma
Joilma is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, whose spelling matches the formatives Jo- and -ilma described in the Dictionary's Morfemário.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,691 people named Joilma, the 3,382nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Joilma 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)
- 3,691
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,382
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,095
- people
Joilma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joilma, 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 (1,343 people).
3,677 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 Joilma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joilma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.005%
- Sergipe 0.005%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,654 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 414 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 324 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 175 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 154 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 140 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 107 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 100 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 94 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 74 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 57 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 44 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 26 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joilma
The origin of Joilma is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes Jo- as probably taken from given names such as José and João, and -ilma as a formative of uncertain origin, perhaps from the given name Ilma, a probable hypocoristic of Vilma; the spelling of Joilma matches these two elements. Most people named Joilma were born in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,691 people named Joilma, with a median age of 39. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joilma
What does the name Joilma mean?
The meaning of Joilma 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 Joilma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,691 people with the first name Joilma, which ranks it number 3,382 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joilma a boy's or a girl's name?
Joilma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,677 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joilma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.012% of the state's population is named Joilma (1,654 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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