Zulema
Meaning
“Spanish form of an Arabic name meaning 'peace'”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Zulema peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
470 people · the #13,979 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 68
Among people named Zulema living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Zulema
Most people given the name Zulema in the United States were born between 1970 and 2019. The Zulema you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Zulema deep dive
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