Meaning of the nameOdirlei
- Male
- O-dir-lei
Odirlei is a Brazilian male name whose ending recalls that of Oderlei and Vanderlei; its meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,807 people named Odirlei, the 4,075th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Odirlei 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)
- 2,807
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,075
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,140
- people
Odirlei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Odirlei, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,715 people).
0 women 2,794 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 Odirlei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Odirlei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.006%
- Paraná 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 836 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 439 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 435 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 391 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 150 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 110 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 67 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 60 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 59 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 54 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 48 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 31 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Odirlei
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Oderlei as O- + -derlei and describes -derlei as a probable fragment of Vanderlei, which in Brazil comes from the Dutch surname von der Ley, 'of the slates'. Odirlei has an i in place of the e and is not documented, so its meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,807 people named Odirlei, almost always men, almost all of them born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Oderlei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-derlei) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Odirlei
What does the name Odirlei mean?
The meaning of Odirlei 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 Odirlei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,807 people with the first name Odirlei, which ranks it number 4,075 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Odirlei a boy's or a girl's name?
Odirlei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,794 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Odirlei most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.006% of the state's population is named Odirlei (439 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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