Meaning of the nameOdilson
- Male
- O-dil-son
Odilson is a Brazilian male name ending in -ilson, an ending that the Morfemário links to the English 'son of', as in Nilson and Wilson.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 934 people named Odilson, the 8,688th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Odilson 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)
- 934
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,688
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,019
- people
Odilson in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Odilson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (281 people).
0 women 931 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 Odilson is most common
States with the highest share of people named Odilson in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 152 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 106 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 101 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 88 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 71 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 69 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 48 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 47 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 26 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Odilson
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the ending -ilson as probably taken from Nilson and Wilson, originally English patronymics, 'son of Nill' and 'son of Will'. What comes before this ending has no documented origin, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. It is almost always a male name, with the largest number of people born in the 1970s. The same dictionary records ODILSOM as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 934 people named Odilson, with a median age of 51.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Odilson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Odilson
What does the name Odilson mean?
The meaning of Odilson 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 Odilson in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 934 people with the first name Odilson, which ranks it number 8,688 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Odilson a boy's or a girl's name?
Odilson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 931 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Odilson most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Odilson (106 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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