Meaning of the nameOdir
- Male
- O-dir
Odir is a masculine name of uncertain origin, recorded mostly among people born from 1940 to 1979.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,322 people named Odir, the 4,620th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 59, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Odir 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)
- 2,322
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,620
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,001
- people
Odir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Odir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (611 people).
96 women 2,226 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 Odir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Odir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Pará 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 496 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 340 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 324 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 287 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 274 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 112 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 110 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 80 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 69 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 36 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 27 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Odir
The origin of the name Odir is uncertain and no derivation is documented. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the spelling variant Odyr. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,322 people named Odir, with a median age of 59. The records are almost always of men, and most were born between 1940 and 1979. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Odir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Odir
What does the name Odir mean?
The meaning of Odir 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 Odir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,322 people with the first name Odir, which ranks it number 4,620 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Odir a boy's or a girl's name?
Odir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 96 women and 2,226 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Odir most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Odir (496 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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