Entry № 2540 · Tupi origin

Iracema Iracema — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ee-rah-SEH-mah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Tupi

Meaning

"Lips of honey"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Tupi)

The meaning

A name that means "lips of honey".

Iracema combines the Tupi (Brazilian Indigenous) ira (honey) and tembe (lips) — meaning "lips of honey." Iracema is the heroine of José de Alencar's 1865 Brazilian novel Iracema, an Indigenous woman who falls in love with a Portuguese soldier.

Iracema is widely used in Brazil.

Lips of honey. The Brazilian Indigenous heroine.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Iracema

Transliteration: Iracema
Pronunciation: / ˌiː.rəˈsɛm.ə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Iracema stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Iracema · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Iracemas before her.

Real people

Iracema

Common Brazilian name.

In fiction

Iracema

Heroine of José de Alencar's novel.

1865 Brazilian novel

Names connected to Iracema.

Numerology

The number behind Iracema.

The Free Spirit

Iracema reduces to five — the number of Brazilian Indigenous.

Parents on Iracema

Why families chose this name.

"Lips of honey in Tupi. Seven letters. Iracema."

Beatriz · Mother of one · Rio de Janeiro