Meaning of the nameNilma
- Female
- Nil-ma
Nilma is a female Brazilian name of uncertain origin, with the same ending -ilma as Vilma and Railma and a peak among women born in the 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilma 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)
- 14,890
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,296
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 16,564
- people
Nilma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (4,153 people).
14,799 women 91 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 Nilma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.016%
- Goiás 0.015%
- Sergipe 0.011%
- Bahia 0.011%
- Distrito Federal 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 3,362 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 2,067 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,545 | 0.010% |
| Bahia | 1,496 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 1,054 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 788 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 508 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 435 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 324 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 293 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 291 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 278 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 273 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 271 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 265 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 256 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 236 | 0.011% |
| Alagoas | 192 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 169 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 163 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 157 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 136 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 131 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 93 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 68 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilma
Nilma is a female name used in Brazil, of uncertain origin and with no meaning known for certain. It has the same ending -ilma as Vilma and as Brazilian names such as Anailma and Railma; the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) considers this ending to be of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from Ilma, a probable hypocoristic of Vilma. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,890 people named Nilma, with a median age of 52. It is almost always female, frequent mainly among women born in the 1960s and 1970s, and, proportionally, is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Morfemário: -ILMA · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nilma
What does the name Nilma mean?
The meaning of Nilma 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 Nilma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,890 people with the first name Nilma, which ranks it number 1,296 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Nilma a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,799 women and 91 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nilma most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.016% of the state's population is named Nilma (3,362 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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