Meaning of the nameOdaleia
- Female
- O-da-lei-a
Odaleia is a Brazilian female name ending in -eia, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,062 people named Odaleia, the 7,950th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Odaleia 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)
- 1,062
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,950
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,344
- people
Odaleia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Odaleia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (232 people).
1,058 women 0 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 Odaleia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Odaleia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.005%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 396 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 235 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 94 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 74 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 41 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 24 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Odaleia
The origin of the spelling Odaleia is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) has entries for Odalia and Odelia, similar spellings that are also female, but does not link them to Odaleia. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,062 people named Odaleia, with a median age of 56. It is almost always a female name, distributed fairly evenly between the 1940s and the 1980s, with people born before 1940 and some in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Odalia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Odelia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Odaleia
What does the name Odaleia mean?
The meaning of Odaleia 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 Odaleia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,062 people with the first name Odaleia, which ranks it number 7,950 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Odaleia a boy's or a girl's name?
Odaleia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,058 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Odaleia most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.005% of the state's population is named Odaleia (396 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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