Meaning of the nameNeilma
- Female
- Neil-ma
Neilma is a feminine name of uncertain origin, which recalls the formatives -nei and -ilma of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,147 people named Neilma, the 7,542nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Neilma 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)
- 1,147
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,542
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,295
- people
Neilma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Neilma, 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 (429 people).
1,145 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 Neilma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Neilma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 414 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 136 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 104 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 84 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 65 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 57 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 42 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 41 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 19 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Neilma
In the Morfemário (morpheme guide) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), -ilma is of uncertain origin, perhaps from the given name Ilma, a probable hypocoristic of Vilma, and -nei comes from French Ney, linked to German neu ('new'). None of these elements is identified as forming Neilma, so the origin of the name is uncertain. It is almost always female, and most of the people were born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,147 people named Neilma, with a median age of 38; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ilma, -nei) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Neilma
What does the name Neilma mean?
The meaning of Neilma 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 Neilma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,147 people with the first name Neilma, which ranks it number 7,542 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Neilma a boy's or a girl's name?
Neilma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,145 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Neilma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Neilma (414 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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