Meaning of the nameZilma
- Female
- Zil-ma
Zilma is a Brazilian feminine name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) classes as a brasileirismo, perhaps a variant of Gilma, Vilma or Zilda.
Meaning
The meaning of Zilma is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 20,355
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,049
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 23,382
- people
Zilma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Zilma, 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 (6,009 people).
20,227 women 128 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 Zilma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Zilma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.027%
- Rondônia 0.018%
- Goiás 0.015%
- Tocantins 0.015%
- Santa Catarina 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,557 | 0.012% |
| São Paulo | 2,505 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,903 | 0.012% |
| Bahia | 1,583 | 0.011% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,134 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 1,090 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,052 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,038 | 0.027% |
| Pará | 856 | 0.011% |
| Ceará | 798 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 759 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 751 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 561 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 459 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 412 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 408 | 0.011% |
| Piauí | 389 | 0.012% |
| Alagoas | 375 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 342 | 0.012% |
| Rondônia | 283 | 0.018% |
| Paraíba | 272 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 267 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 228 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 110 | 0.013% |
| Amapá | 84 | 0.011% |
| Sergipe | 82 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 57 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Zilma
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil classes Zilma as a brasileirismo (a name formed in Brazil) and suggests it may be a variant of another given name, such as Gilma, Vilma or Zilda. Of these, Vilma is explained in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the same project as a hypocoristic form of the Germanic Wilhelmine, that is, Guilhermina. The meaning of Zilma, however, is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 20,355 people named Zilma, with a median age of 56. The name is almost always female, the largest number were born in the 1960s, and, proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Zilma · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ILMA, Vilma) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Zilma
What does the name Zilma mean?
The meaning of Zilma is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Zilma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 20,355 people with the first name Zilma, which ranks it number 1,049 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Zilma a boy's or a girl's name?
Zilma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 20,227 women and 128 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Zilma most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.027% of the state's population is named Zilma (1,038 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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