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Meaning of the nameOdenir

Odenir is a Brazilian name used for men and women, of uncertain formation and meaning.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,808 people named Odenir, the 4,074th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.

Meaning

The meaning of Odenir 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)
2,808
Rank in Brazil
#4,074
Median age
54 years
2010 Census
3,252
people

Odenir in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Odenir, 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 (749 people).

411 women 2,397 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 Odenir is most common

States with the highest share of people named Odenir in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso 0.009%
  2. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.004%
  4. Paraná 0.003%
  5. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5230.001%
Paraná3850.003%
Mato Grosso3140.009%
Santa Catarina2790.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul2020.007%
Rio Grande do Sul1810.002%
Rio de Janeiro1720.001%
Minas Gerais1690.001%
Bahia1150.001%
Goiás1050.002%
Pará610.001%
Espírito Santo560.002%
Amazonas430.001%
Rondônia360.002%
Maranhão220.000%
Ceará220.000%
Pernambuco200.000%
Distrito Federal200.001%
Acre180.002%
Tocantins160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Odenir

The origin of Odenir is not known for certain, so neither is the meaning of the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,808 people named Odenir, most of them born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. IBGE records the name mainly among men, with a smaller number of women. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso.

Questions about the name Odenir

What does the name Odenir mean?

The meaning of Odenir 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 Odenir in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,808 people with the first name Odenir, which ranks it number 4,074 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Odenir a boy's or a girl's name?

Odenir is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 411 women and 2,397 men had this name.

In which Brazilian state is Odenir most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.009% of the state's population is named Odenir (314 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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