Girls' name · since 1902
Odelle
Odelle has 424 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 424
- born since 1902
- 1910s
- peak decade
Odelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 424 recorded since 1902.
Odelle has 424 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 1946.
- #13,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 424 born since 1902
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odelle ranks #13,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 424 born since 1902, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 424
- born since 1902
- 1910s
- peak decade
Odelle's 424 recorded births place it above 81.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Odelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Odelle's full recorded timeline at 1922, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Odelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–1946
- Peak year (1916)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Odelle popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1920 (Odelle as boys' name)
Odelle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (162 births, 38% of the file).
1910s was Odelle's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Odelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 42
1900s
42 births
- 1910s
1910s
162 births
- 1920s
1920s
154 births
- 1930s 50
1930s
50 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 162 births (38% of all-time use).
Odelle by state
Where Odelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.2% |
10 of 424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Odelle's data
- Odelle's decade-level peak was the 1910s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Odelles (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Odelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1902–1946 (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 Odelle 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.