Girls' name · since 1897
Odella
Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 828 babies named Odella, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 828
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odella currently ranks #11987 among girls' names in America, with 828 babies recorded since 1897.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odella has been recorded 828 times among girls since 1897, currently ranked #11987 nationally and more common than 31% 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 1897 to 2025.
- #8,546 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,987 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 828 born since 1897
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odella ranks #8,546 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,987 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 828 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,546 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,987 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 828
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odella's 828 recorded births place it above 88.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Odella compares
828 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Odella's all-time total is 120% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Odella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 828 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Odella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Odella splits its recorded history at 1932: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Odella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Odella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (211 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Odella's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Odella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 81
1900s
81 births
- 1910s
1910s
183 births
- 1920s
1920s
211 births
- 1930s
1930s
147 births
- 1940s 81
1940s
81 births
- 1950s 59
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 211 births (25% of all-time use).
How Odella 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 Odella's total volume
Odella by state
Where Odella concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 828 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Odella's data
- Odella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Odellas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Odella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1897–2025 (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 Odella 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.