Meaning of the nameJucelma
- Female
- Ju-cel-ma
Jucelma is a Brazilian female name whose ending points to the Germanic element -elma and whose meaning is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Jucelma 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)
- 1,224
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,214
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,257
- people
Jucelma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jucelma, 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 (435 people).
1,218 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 Jucelma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jucelma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 263 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 145 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 133 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 115 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 80 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 62 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 49 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 47 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jucelma
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Juci-/Juce- as an element of uncertain origin, whose oldest model would be Juçara, and -elma as a feminine form of -elmo, from the Germanic helm, 'helmet, protection', found in Joselma and Jucielma. The exact segmentation of Jucelma is not documented, and the meaning of the whole is uncertain. The name is almost always female and was most often recorded in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,224 people named Jucelma, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jucelma
What does the name Jucelma mean?
The meaning of Jucelma 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 Jucelma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,224 people with the first name Jucelma, which ranks it number 7,214 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jucelma a boy's or a girl's name?
Jucelma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,218 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jucelma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Jucelma (263 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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