Meaning of the nameOsias

Osias is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, the Latin form of the biblical name Uzziah, meaning 'my power is Yahweh'.

Meaning

“my power is Yahweh”

Source: Wiktionary: Osias (Latin) · Behind the Name: Uzziah

People (2022): 3,858
Rank in Brazil: #3,274
Median age: 50 years
2010 Census: 5,246; people

Osias in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Osias, 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 (804 people).

32 women 3,826 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 Osias is most common

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

Pará 0.004%
Espírito Santo 0.004%
Maranhão 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.003%
Amazonas 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	697	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	412	0.003%
Pará	331	0.004%
Minas Gerais	280	0.001%
Pernambuco	256	0.003%
Paraná	224	0.002%
Maranhão	196	0.003%
Bahia	195	0.001%
Ceará	152	0.002%
Espírito Santo	133	0.004%
Goiás	120	0.002%
Amazonas	110	0.003%
Mato Grosso	100	0.003%
Rondônia	88	0.006%
Santa Catarina	68	0.001%
Distrito Federal	67	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	56	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	50	0.001%
Piauí	49	0.002%
Paraíba	48	0.001%
Tocantins	48	0.003%
Amapá	45	0.006%
Rio Grande do Norte	39	0.001%
Alagoas	31	0.001%
Acre	26	0.003%
Sergipe	23	0.001%

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

About the name Osias

Wiktionary records Osias as a Latin name that designates Uzziah in the Bible, coming from the Greek Ὀζίας and from the Biblical Hebrew ʻUzzīyyāhū. Behind the Name translates Uzziah as 'my power is Yahweh', from ʿoz, 'strength', and yah, a name of God. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,858 people named Osias, almost always male and peaking among those born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Sources

Wiktionary: Osias (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Uzziah · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Osias

What does the name Osias mean?

Osias means “my power is Yahweh”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Osias in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,858 people with the first name Osias, which ranks it number 3,274 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Osias a boy's or a girl's name?

Osias is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 32 women and 3,826 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Osias?

Osias is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Osias most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.004% of the state's population is named Osias (331 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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