Given name & surname
Dilma
Dilma is a feminine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dilma isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dilma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 0 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,198 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dilma’s family of names
In Greek usage, Dilma as a surname is a transliteration of Δήλμα. In Greek usage, Dilma as a surname is a transliteration of Δίλμα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dilma
- Dilma Rousseff36th President of Brazil (2011-2016), 3rd President of the New Development Bank (BRICS)born 1947
- Dilma LóesBrazilian actress (1950–2020)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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