Meaning of the nameWelma
- Female
- Wel-ma
Welma is a female name written with a W, of origin not known with certainty, recorded mainly among people born in the 1980s and 1990s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,413 people named Welma, the 6,530th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 36, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Welma 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)
- 1,413
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,530
- Median age
- 36 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,482
- people
Welma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Welma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (535 people).
1,401 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 Welma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Welma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 205 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 186 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 143 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 99 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 98 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 88 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 87 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 84 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 78 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 44 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 42 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Welma
The origin of the name Welma is uncertain, and its meaning is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,413 people named Welma, with a median age of 36. Most were born in the 1980s and 1990s and almost all are women. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Welma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Welma
What does the name Welma mean?
The meaning of Welma 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 Welma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,413 people with the first name Welma, which ranks it number 6,530 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Welma a boy's or a girl's name?
Welma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,401 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Welma most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Welma (186 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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