Meaning of the nameOdailson
- Male
- O-dail-son
Odailson is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -son, an element of English origin meaning 'son of'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 972 people named Odailson, the 8,458th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 37, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Odailson 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)
- 972
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,458
- Median age
- 37 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,062
- people
Odailson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Odailson, 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 (281 people).
0 women 969 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 Odailson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Odailson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 275 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 99 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 97 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 53 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 45 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 24 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 15 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Odailson
Odailson has no documented meaning as a whole. According to the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -son comes from English son, a patronymic element meaning 'son of', used in names such as Edson and Jefferson and in Brazilian formations such as Clebson and Ronison. The initial part, Odail-, is of uncertain origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 972 people named Odailson, with a median age of 37. The records are almost always male and come mainly from people born between the 1970s and the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Odailson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Odailson
What does the name Odailson mean?
The meaning of Odailson 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 Odailson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 972 people with the first name Odailson, which ranks it number 8,458 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Odailson a boy's or a girl's name?
Odailson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 969 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Odailson most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Odailson (275 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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