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Meaning of the nameOdilha

Odilha is a feminine name of uncertain origin, most frequent among women born between 1940 and 1960.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 597 people named Odilha, the 11,830th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 70, and the largest group was born in the 1940s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Meaning

The meaning of Odilha 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)
597
Rank in Brazil
#11,830
Median age
70 years
2010 Census
1,082
people

Odilha in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Odilha, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (144 people).

593 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 Odilha is most common

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

  1. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1240.000%
Minas Gerais710.000%
Bahia560.000%
Rio de Janeiro350.000%
Pará290.000%
Goiás290.000%
Mato Grosso290.001%
Paraná280.000%
Ceará230.000%
Espírito Santo200.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul190.001%
Rio Grande do Sul180.000%
Amazonas170.000%
Distrito Federal170.001%
Santa Catarina150.000%

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

About the name Odilha

The origin of the spelling Odilha is uncertain. Odília, a similar spelling, comes according to Behind the Name from Old German elements linked to 'inheritance' or 'wealth', but no source documents Odilha as a form of that name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 597 people named Odilha, with a median age of 70. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo. Records run from before 1940 to the 1980s, with the most people born in the 1940s and 1950s, and the name is almost always female.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Odilia · behindthename.com · spelling

Questions about the name Odilha

What does the name Odilha mean?

The meaning of Odilha 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 Odilha in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 597 people with the first name Odilha, which ranks it number 11,830 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.

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

Odilha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 593 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Odilha most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Odilha (124 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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