Meaning of the nameVilma

Vilma is a female name of Germanic origin, a form of Wilma, a short form of Wilhelmina, feminine of Wilhelm, a name made of 'will' and 'helmet, protection'.

Meaning

“form of Wilma, from Wilhelmina, feminine of Wilhelm; 'will, desire' and 'helmet, protection'”

Source: Behind the Name: William

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People (2022): 124,601
Rank in Brazil: #262
Median age: 57 years
2010 Census: 145,794; people

Vilma in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Vilma, 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 (38,109 people).

123,809 women 792 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 Vilma is most common

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

Paraná 0.084%
Minas Gerais 0.083%
Goiás 0.082%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.077%
São Paulo 0.076%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	33,725	0.076%
Minas Gerais	16,969	0.083%
Rio de Janeiro	11,900	0.074%
Bahia	9,864	0.070%
Paraná	9,597	0.084%
Rio Grande do Sul	6,262	0.058%
Goiás	5,803	0.082%
Santa Catarina	4,639	0.061%
Pernambuco	4,440	0.049%
Mato Grosso	2,343	0.064%
Pará	2,323	0.029%
Mato Grosso do Sul	2,120	0.077%
Maranhão	1,800	0.027%
Espírito Santo	1,686	0.044%
Paraíba	1,599	0.040%
Distrito Federal	1,487	0.053%
Alagoas	1,168	0.037%
Sergipe	1,150	0.052%
Ceará	1,116	0.013%
Rio Grande do Norte	1,033	0.031%
Rondônia	1,002	0.063%
Amazonas	815	0.021%
Tocantins	670	0.044%
Piauí	665	0.020%
Amapá	152	0.021%
Roraima	137	0.022%
Acre	136	0.016%

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

About the name Vilma

Behind the Name gives Vilma as a form of Wilma in several languages, including Portuguese, and Wilma as a short form of Wilhelmina, the Dutch and German feminine of Wilhelm. Wilhelm is the German equivalent of William, which Behind the Name explains through the elements willo, 'will, desire', and helm, 'helmet, protection'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 124,601 people named Vilma, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

Sources

Behind the Name: Vilma · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Wilma · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Wilhelmina · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Wilhelm · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: William · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Vilma · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Vilma

What does the name Vilma mean?

Vilma means “form of Wilma, from Wilhelmina, feminine of Wilhelm; 'will, desire' and 'helmet, protection'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Vilma in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 124,601 people with the first name Vilma, which ranks it number 262 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

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

Vilma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 123,809 women and 792 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Vilma?

Vilma is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Vilma most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.084% of the state's population is named Vilma (9,597 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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