Meaning of the nameRoselma

Roselma is a Brazilian feminine name formed from Rose-, from Rosa, and -elma, the feminine form of a Germanic formative.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,688 people named Roselma, the 5,765th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.

Meaning

The meaning of Roselma 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.

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People (2022): 1,688
Rank in Brazil: #5,765
Median age: 43 years
2010 Census: 1,823; people

Roselma in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Roselma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (585 people).

1,683 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 Roselma is most common

States with the highest share of people named Roselma in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Alagoas 0.005%
Pernambuco 0.003%
Pará 0.002%
Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
Pernambuco	256	0.003%
São Paulo	182	0.000%
Pará	178	0.002%
Alagoas	152	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	109	0.001%
Bahia	95	0.001%
Amazonas	95	0.002%
Maranhão	90	0.001%
Paraíba	86	0.002%
Minas Gerais	67	0.000%
Rio Grande do Norte	56	0.002%
Piauí	43	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	42	0.000%
Goiás	40	0.001%
Paraná	30	0.000%
Mato Grosso	28	0.001%
Ceará	24	0.000%
Tocantins	24	0.002%
Santa Catarina	20	0.000%
Distrito Federal	15	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Roselma

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Roselma among the Brazilian names with Rose-, a fragment of Rosa or Rose, both from Latin rosae, 'rose', and with -elma, the feminine form of the Germanic formative -elmo, linked to helm, 'helmet, protection'. The combination itself has no documented sense, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,688 people named Roselma, with a median age of 43.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Roselma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Roselma

What does the name Roselma mean?

The meaning of Roselma 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 Roselma in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,688 people with the first name Roselma, which ranks it number 5,765 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Roselma a boy's or a girl's name?

Roselma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,683 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Roselma?

Roselma is a name of Latin and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Roselma most common?

Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Roselma (152 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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