Meaning of the namePaloma
- Female
- Spanish origin
- Pa-lo-ma
Paloma is a feminine name of Spanish origin, from the word paloma, 'dove'.
- People (2022)
- 82,762
- Rank in Brazil
- #372
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 79,388
- people
Paloma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Paloma, 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 (39,722 people).
82,383 women 379 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 Paloma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Paloma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.054%
- São Paulo 0.052%
- Minas Gerais 0.048%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.048%
- Pernambuco 0.047%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 23,156 | 0.052% |
| Minas Gerais | 9,926 | 0.048% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 7,662 | 0.048% |
| Bahia | 7,604 | 0.054% |
| Pernambuco | 4,245 | 0.047% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,059 | 0.037% |
| Ceará | 3,137 | 0.036% |
| Paraná | 3,096 | 0.027% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,827 | 0.037% |
| Pará | 2,081 | 0.026% |
| Maranhão | 1,911 | 0.028% |
| Paraíba | 1,635 | 0.041% |
| Goiás | 1,574 | 0.022% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,314 | 0.034% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,306 | 0.046% |
| Amazonas | 1,280 | 0.033% |
| Piauí | 1,136 | 0.035% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 953 | 0.029% |
| Sergipe | 832 | 0.038% |
| Mato Grosso | 699 | 0.019% |
| Alagoas | 532 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 476 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 392 | 0.026% |
| Rondônia | 370 | 0.023% |
| Amapá | 202 | 0.028% |
| Roraima | 200 | 0.031% |
| Acre | 157 | 0.019% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Paloma
Wiktionary traces the name to the Spanish word paloma, 'dove', and links it to the Virgen de la Paloma, a Marian devotion in Madrid. Behind the Name gives the same meaning, 'dove', and indicates Latin palumbes as the root. It is a name of people born mostly from the 1980s onward, with the most records among those born in the 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 82,762 people named Paloma, with a median age of 25. Proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Paloma · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Paloma · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Paloma
What does the name Paloma mean?
Paloma means “dove”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Paloma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 82,762 people with the first name Paloma, which ranks it number 372 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Paloma a boy's or a girl's name?
Paloma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 82,383 women and 379 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Paloma?
Paloma is a name of Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Paloma most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.054% of the state's population is named Paloma (7,604 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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