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Meaning of the nameOtilha

Otilha is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, with a spelling close to that of Otília.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 695 people named Otilha, the 10,632nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 69, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Meaning

The meaning of Otilha 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)
695
Rank in Brazil
#10,632
Median age
69 years
2010 Census
1,048
people

Otilha in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Otilha, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (156 people).

691 women 0 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 Otilha is most common

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

  1. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1010.000%
Paraná770.001%
Rio Grande do Sul760.001%
Santa Catarina530.001%
Minas Gerais380.000%
Rio de Janeiro370.000%
Pará350.000%
Bahia320.000%
Goiás270.000%
Maranhão230.000%
Ceará230.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul200.001%
Espírito Santo190.001%
Mato Grosso190.001%
Amazonas170.000%
Pernambuco160.000%
Piauí160.001%

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

About the name Otilha

The origin of the spelling Otilha is uncertain. It resembles Otília, which Behind the Name lists among the Portuguese forms of Ottilie, itself the German form of Odilia; the connection between the two spellings, however, is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 695 people named Otilha, with a median age of 69. It is almost always a female name, and most were born before 1970.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Ottilie · behindthename.com · spelling

Questions about the name Otilha

What does the name Otilha mean?

The meaning of Otilha 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 Otilha in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 695 people with the first name Otilha, which ranks it number 10,632 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

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

Otilha is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 691 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Otilha most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Otilha (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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