Meaning of the nameOdila

Odila is a Germanic feminine name, an old form of Odilia, a name that comes from an element meaning 'inheritance' or another meaning 'wealth'.

Meaning

“old form of Odilia, from uodil, 'inheritance', or ot, 'wealth'”

Source: Behind the Name: Odila · Behind the Name: Odilia

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People (2022): 7,611
Rank in Brazil: #2,041
Median age: 71 years
2010 Census: 11,366; people

Odila in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Odila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (2,280 people).

7,557 women 54 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 Odila is most common

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

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,576	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	2,104	0.019%
Paraná	826	0.007%
Santa Catarina	664	0.009%
Minas Gerais	375	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	207	0.001%
Mato Grosso	137	0.004%
Pará	108	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	102	0.004%
Espírito Santo	101	0.003%
Bahia	75	0.001%
Goiás	60	0.001%
Maranhão	44	0.001%
Rondônia	36	0.002%
Piauí	33	0.001%
Ceará	32	0.000%
Amazonas	29	0.001%
Distrito Federal	25	0.001%
Pernambuco	22	0.000%

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

About the name Odila

Behind the Name lists Odila as an Old German form of Odilia, a name derived from the Old Germanic element uodil, 'inheritance', or from ot, 'wealth, fortune'. For the French form Odile, Wiktionary points to a short form of Germanic compound names, with an element meaning 'wealth'. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1940s and 1950s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,611 people named Odila, with a median age of 71. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

Behind the Name: Odila · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Odilia · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Odile · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Odila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Odila

What does the name Odila mean?

Odila means “old form of Odilia, from uodil, 'inheritance', or ot, 'wealth'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Odila in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,611 people with the first name Odila, which ranks it number 2,041 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Odila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,557 women and 54 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Odila?

Odila is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Odila most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.019% of the state's population is named Odila (2,104 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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