Meaning of the nameRosilma
- Female
- Ro-sil-ma
Rosilma is a female name that begins with Rosi-, a fragment of Rosa or Rose, and ends in -ilma, of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,727 people named Rosilma, the 5,672nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosilma 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)
- 1,727
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,672
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,902
- people
Rosilma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosilma, 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 (617 people).
1,720 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 Rosilma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosilma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 182 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 180 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 136 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 136 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 125 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 124 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 101 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 90 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 72 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 64 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 63 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 52 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 48 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 27 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 22 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosilma
According to the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, Rosi- is a fragment of names such as Rosa and Rose, which come from Latin rosae, 'rose'. The ending -ilma has an uncertain origin in the same morpheme list, which relates it to Ilma, a probable hypocoristic of Vilma. The origin of Rosilma as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,727 people named Rosilma, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. It is almost always a female name, with people born mostly between the 1960s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosilma
What does the name Rosilma mean?
The meaning of Rosilma 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 Rosilma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,727 people with the first name Rosilma, which ranks it number 5,672 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosilma a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosilma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,720 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rosilma most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Rosilma (125 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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