Girls' name · since 1880
Odelia
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 2,860 babies named Odelia, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,709 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,959 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,860
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odelia currently ranks #2959 among girls' names in America, with 2,860 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odelia has been recorded 2,860 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #2959 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,709 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,959 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,860 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odelia ranks #3,709 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,959 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,860 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,709 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,959 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,860
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odelia's 2,860 recorded births place it above 94.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Odelia compares
2,860 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Odelia's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Odelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,860 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Odelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Odelia's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Odelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Odelia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (343 births, 12% of the file).
1920s was Odelia's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Odelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 68
1880s
68 births
- 1890s 118
1890s
118 births
- 1900s
1900s
206 births
- 1910s
1910s
341 births
- 1920s
1920s
343 births
- 1930s
1930s
267 births
- 1940s
1940s
253 births
- 1950s
1950s
223 births
- 1960s 121
1960s
121 births
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
283 births
- 2020s
2020s
270 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 343 births (12% of all-time use).
How Odelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Odelia's total volume
Odelia by state
Where Odelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 351 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 204 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 149 | 5.2% |
| #4 | California | | 38 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.2% |
351 of 2,860 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Odelia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Odelia's data
- Odelia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (343 total births) through the 2020s (270) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Odelias (351 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Odelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Odelia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.