Meaning of the nameOlímpia

Female
Greek origin
O-lím-pi-a

Olímpia is a feminine name of Greek origin, the feminine form of Olympus, a place name; the meaning of the name itself is not known for certain.

Meaning

The meaning of Olímpia is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 4,308
Rank in Brazil: #3,046
Median age: 69 years
2010 Census: 6,803; people

Olímpia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Olímpia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1940s (1,037 people).

4,283 women 25 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 Olímpia is most common

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

Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
Minas Gerais 0.004%
Goiás 0.003%
Paraná 0.003%
São Paulo 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,198	0.003%
Minas Gerais	818	0.004%
Paraná	320	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	243	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	242	0.002%
Goiás	218	0.003%
Bahia	209	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	145	0.005%
Santa Catarina	124	0.002%
Pernambuco	118	0.001%
Pará	75	0.001%
Ceará	71	0.001%
Mato Grosso	71	0.002%
Maranhão	63	0.001%
Espírito Santo	60	0.002%
Paraíba	53	0.001%
Amazonas	51	0.001%
Distrito Federal	48	0.002%
Piauí	39	0.001%
Alagoas	36	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	32	0.001%
Rondônia	27	0.002%
Acre	15	0.002%

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

About the name Olímpia

Olímpia comes from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), the name of the ancient city where the first Olympic Games were held. Behind the Name describes it as the feminine form of Olympus, a place name, and the origin of Olympus itself is not detailed. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Olympia as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,308 people named Olimpia, almost always women, with the largest number among those born in the 1940s.

Sources

Wiktionary: Olímpia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Olympia · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Olimpia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Olímpia

What does the name Olímpia mean?

The meaning of Olímpia is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Olímpia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,308 people with the first name Olímpia, which ranks it number 3,046 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1940s.

Is Olímpia a boy's or a girl's name?

Olímpia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,283 women and 25 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Olímpia?

Olímpia is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Olímpia most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.005% of the state's population is named Olímpia (145 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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