Girls' name · since 1882
Odile
788 babies named Odile in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 788
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Odile is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 788 have been recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Odile recorded 788 times among girls since 1882, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2018.
- #8,831 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 788 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odile ranks #8,831 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 788 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 788
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Odile's 788 recorded births place it above 87.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Odile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Odile's SSA record in two at 1915 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Odile popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2018
- Peak year (1915)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Odile by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (179 births, 23% of the file).
1910s was Odile's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Odile births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 56
1880s
56 births
- 1890s
1890s
102 births
- 1900s
1900s
152 births
- 1910s
1910s
179 births
- 1920s
1920s
169 births
- 1930s 55
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 179 births (23% of all-time use).
How Odile 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 Odile's total volume
Odile by state
Where Odile concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 275 | 34.9% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.6% |
275 of 788 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Odile's decade-level peak was the 1910s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Odiles (275 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Odile: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1882–2018 (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 Odile 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.