Odel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Odel

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Odel between 1914 and 2016, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Odel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Odel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Odel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Odel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 181 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.