Meaning of the nameJosielma
- Female
- Jo-si-el-ma
Josielma is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, whose spelling combines the beginning Josi- and the ending -elma, both listed as formatives.
Meaning
The meaning of Josielma 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)
- 3,803
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,306
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,093
- people
Josielma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josielma, 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 (1,352 people).
3,778 women 25 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 Josielma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josielma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 821 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 505 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 290 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 268 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 255 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 222 | 0.007% |
| Sergipe | 187 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 149 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 146 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 137 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 114 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 113 | 0.015% |
| Amazonas | 89 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 75 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 67 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 66 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 59 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 35 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josielma
The Morfemário do Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Josi- as a formative of uncertain origin and -elma as a feminine form of -elmo, of Germanic origin (hilms, in modern German helm, "helmet, protection"), with names such as Joselma and Rosielma. The same dictionary analyzes the male name Josiel as Josi- + -el. The exact formation of Josielma is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,803 people named Josielma, with a median age of 32; proportionally, it is most common in Amapá. It is almost always a female name, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josiel · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josielma
What does the name Josielma mean?
The meaning of Josielma 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 Josielma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,803 people with the first name Josielma, which ranks it number 3,306 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josielma a boy's or a girl's name?
Josielma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,778 women and 25 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josielma most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.015% of the state's population is named Josielma (113 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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