Meaning of the nameJosilma
- Female
- Jo-sil-ma
Josilma is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, formed from the elements Josi- and -ilma, both of uncertain origin in the Morfemário.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,389 people named Josilma, the 6,615th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Josilma 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)
- 1,389
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,615
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,520
- people
Josilma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josilma, 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 (484 people).
1,380 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 Josilma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josilma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 303 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 166 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 150 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 121 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 117 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 94 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 79 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 19 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josilma
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil gives Josi- as a formative of uncertain origin, whose oldest given name found is Josimar, probably a variant of Josemar. About -ilma it says that the origin is uncertain and that it perhaps comes from Ilma, a probable hypocoristic of Vilma. The meaning of Josilma is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,389 people named Josilma, with a median age of 41. It is almost always a female name, and most of these people were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Josilma
What does the name Josilma mean?
The meaning of Josilma 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 Josilma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,389 people with the first name Josilma, which ranks it number 6,615 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josilma a boy's or a girl's name?
Josilma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,380 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Josilma most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.004% of the state's population is named Josilma (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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