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Meaning of the nameOdilo

Odilo is a male name of Germanic origin, the masculine form of Odilia, a name linked to the Germanic elements for 'heritage' and 'wealth'.

Meaning

“masculine form of Odilia, a Germanic name linked to 'heritage' and 'wealth'”

Source: Behind the Name: Odilia

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People (2022)
1,098
Rank in Brazil
#7,752
Median age
66 years
2010 Census
1,598
people

Odilo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Odilo, 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 (313 people).

0 women 1,091 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 Odilo is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul4270.004%
São Paulo1330.000%
Santa Catarina1190.002%
Paraná870.001%
Piauí490.002%
Maranhão450.001%
Mato Grosso400.001%
Minas Gerais350.000%
Ceará250.000%
Goiás200.000%
Bahia190.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul190.001%
Rio de Janeiro150.000%

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

About the name Odilo

According to Behind the Name, Odilo is the masculine form of Odilia, a Latinized Germanic name made of old elements meaning 'heritage' and 'wealth'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,098 people named Odilo, with a median age of 66. Most of these people were born in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Odilho as a spelling variant.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Odilo · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Odilia · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Odilo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Odilo

What does the name Odilo mean?

Odilo means “masculine form of Odilia, a Germanic name linked to 'heritage' and 'wealth'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Odilo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,098 people with the first name Odilo, which ranks it number 7,752 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Odilo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,091 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Odilo?

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

In which Brazilian state is Odilo most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Odilo (427 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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