Meaning of the nameValma
- Female
- Val-ma
Valma is a feminine name of little use in Brazil, with an origin that is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,125 people named Valma, the 7,638th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Valma 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)
- 1,125
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,638
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,275
- people
Valma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valma, 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 (334 people).
1,110 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 Valma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 224 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 169 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 100 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 93 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 85 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 33 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 23 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valma
The origin of the spelling Valma is uncertain. It is an almost always feminine name, recorded mostly among people born in the 1950s to the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,125 people named Valma, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Val- as a possible fragment of names such as Valdemar and Valmir.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Val-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valma
What does the name Valma mean?
The meaning of Valma 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 Valma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,125 people with the first name Valma, which ranks it number 7,638 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valma a boy's or a girl's name?
Valma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,110 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valma most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Valma (224 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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