Meaning of the nameNorma
- Female
- Nor-ma
Norma is a feminine name created for the priestess heroine of the 1831 opera Norma; the librettist perhaps took it from Latin norma.
Meaning
The meaning of Norma 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)
- 38,125
- Rank in Brazil
- #693
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 46,688
- people
Norma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Norma, 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 (10,961 people).
37,942 women 183 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 Norma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Norma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.041%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.031%
- Bahia 0.028%
- Santa Catarina 0.027%
- Espírito Santo 0.026%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 7,219 | 0.016% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,650 | 0.041% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,166 | 0.020% |
| Bahia | 3,991 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,385 | 0.031% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,015 | 0.027% |
| Paraná | 1,394 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 1,111 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 1,060 | 0.015% |
| Pará | 1,054 | 0.013% |
| Espírito Santo | 980 | 0.026% |
| Ceará | 858 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 659 | 0.024% |
| Distrito Federal | 544 | 0.019% |
| Amazonas | 503 | 0.013% |
| Maranhão | 382 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 363 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 341 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 280 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 261 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 249 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 210 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 163 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 103 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 82 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 56 | 0.008% |
| Acre | 46 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Norma
According to Behind the Name, the name was created by the librettist Felice Romani for the heroine of the opera Norma (1831) by Vincenzo Bellini, a Gaulish priestess. Romani perhaps took it from Latin norma, a word that Wiktionary defines as 'carpenter's square', but the meaning of the name is not known for certain. Behind the Name also observes that Norma is often used as a feminine form of Norman. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 38,125 people named Norma, with a median age of 61; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Norma · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Norma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Wiktionary: Norma (English) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: norma (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Norma
What does the name Norma mean?
The meaning of Norma 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 Norma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 38,125 people with the first name Norma, which ranks it number 693 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Norma a boy's or a girl's name?
Norma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 37,942 women and 183 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Norma most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.041% of the state's population is named Norma (6,650 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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