Meaning of the nameNoelma
- Female
- No-el-ma
Noelma is a Brazilian female name ending in -elma, a name-forming element of Germanic origin; the meaning of the whole name is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,723 people named Noelma, the 4,145th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Noelma 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)
- 2,723
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,145
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,949
- people
Noelma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Noelma, 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 (935 people).
2,709 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 Noelma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Noelma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 770 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 373 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 166 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 147 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 145 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 120 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 117 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 111 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 88 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 79 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 69 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 67 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 55 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 49 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 48 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 39 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 37 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Noelma
The origin of the spelling Noelma is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -elma as the feminine form of -elmo, from the Germanic helm, 'helmet, protection', in names such as Roselma and Giselma; the structure of Noelma itself is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,723 people named Noelma, with a median age of 40, mostly born in the 1970s and 1980s. The name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Noelma
What does the name Noelma mean?
The meaning of Noelma 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 Noelma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,723 people with the first name Noelma, which ranks it number 4,145 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Noelma a boy's or a girl's name?
Noelma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,709 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Noelma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Noelma (770 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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