Meaning of the nameOdair
- Male
- O-dair
Odair is a male name of uncertain origin, used in Brazil, that peaked among people born in the 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Odair 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)
- 59,427
- Rank in Brazil
- #508
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 68,473
- people
Odair in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Odair, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (25,144 people).
508 women 58,919 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 Odair is most common
States with the highest share of people named Odair in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.068%
- Mato Grosso 0.059%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.058%
- Rondônia 0.056%
- Santa Catarina 0.053%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 20,512 | 0.046% |
| Paraná | 7,732 | 0.068% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,585 | 0.027% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,013 | 0.053% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,194 | 0.029% |
| Bahia | 2,360 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,154 | 0.059% |
| Goiás | 1,946 | 0.028% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,667 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,595 | 0.058% |
| Pará | 1,543 | 0.019% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,044 | 0.027% |
| Rondônia | 887 | 0.056% |
| Maranhão | 817 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 764 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 569 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 511 | 0.016% |
| Paraíba | 469 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 434 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 355 | 0.011% |
| Distrito Federal | 342 | 0.012% |
| Tocantins | 255 | 0.017% |
| Sergipe | 192 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 175 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 147 | 0.018% |
| Amapá | 110 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 55 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Odair
The origin of Odair is uncertain, and the meaning of the name is not known for certain. It is an almost always male name, used mainly in Brazil. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 59,427 people named Odair, with a median age of 47. Most of the people recorded were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and the name became rare among those born from the 2000s onward; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Questions about the name Odair
What does the name Odair mean?
The meaning of Odair 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 Odair in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 59,427 people with the first name Odair, which ranks it number 508 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Odair a boy's or a girl's name?
Odair is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 508 women and 58,919 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Odair most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.068% of the state's population is named Odair (7,732 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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