Meaning of the nameOdimar
- Male
- O-di-mar
Odimar is a Brazilian male name ending in -mar, an element with several possible origins; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,718 people named Odimar, the 5,688th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Odimar 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)
- 1,718
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,688
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,981
- people
Odimar in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Odimar, 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 (466 people).
78 women 1,640 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 Odimar is most common
States with the highest share of people named Odimar in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 226 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 170 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 159 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 158 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 148 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 136 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 106 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 82 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 61 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 56 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 48 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 47 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 33 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Odimar
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates that the ending -mar can come from more than one source, among them the Germanic -mar, 'glory, fame', present in traditional names such as Ademar, Edmar and Osmar. The origin of the beginning Odi- is uncertain, and the meaning of Odimar is not known for certain. Almost always male, it is concentrated among people born between the 1960s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,718 people named Odimar, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Morfemário: -mar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Odimar
What does the name Odimar mean?
The meaning of Odimar 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 Odimar in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,718 people with the first name Odimar, which ranks it number 5,688 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Odimar a boy's or a girl's name?
Odimar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 78 women and 1,640 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Odimar most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Odimar (170 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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