Meaning of the nameNailma
- Female
- Nail-ma
Nailma is a Brazilian female name with a structure similar to Nailza and Dailma, and its meaning is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Nailma 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)
- 1,223
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,218
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,301
- people
Nailma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nailma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (381 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 Nailma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nailma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 331 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 140 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 126 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 115 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 74 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 59 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 54 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 47 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 39 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nailma
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Nailza as Na + -ilza and Dailma as Da- + -ilma, and the Morfemário treats -ilma as an element of uncertain origin, perhaps from the given name Ilma, a hypocoristic of Vilma. Nailma follows the same pattern, but the exact formation of the name is uncertain. The records are concentrated in the 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,223 people named Nailma, with a median age of 33. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nailza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dailma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nailma
What does the name Nailma mean?
The meaning of Nailma 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 Nailma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,223 people with the first name Nailma, which ranks it number 7,218 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Nailma a boy's or a girl's name?
Nailma 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 Nailma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Nailma (331 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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