US rank #8981 Girls' name Peak 1922 1,252 births

Odilia — #8981 US girls' name

1,252 babies named Odilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s561920s1461930s1591940s2291950s2261960s1481970s721980s591990s382000s232010s502020s46
#8981
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 49% of names given to girls today.

1940s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Odilia was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

35 babies were named Odilia in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Odilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,252 babies named Odilia between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Odilia currently holds the #8981 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Odilia performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 229 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Odilia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 713 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Mexico and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Odilia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Odilia 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 1,252 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.

Odilia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,252

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1922

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#8,981

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Odilia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
35
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
010203040 202420061987197119591947193519231915 6

Odilia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
229 births that decade — 18% of Odilia's all-time total
1910s561920s1461930s1591940s2291950s2261960s1481970s721980s591990s382000s232010s502020s46

Odilia by state

Where Odilia concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Odilia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
713 56.9%
#2 New Mexico
7 0.6%
#3 California
6 0.5%
Texas share of Odilia's total US births 56.9%
Even split

713 of 1,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Odilia?
1,252 babies have been named Odilia since 1915. It currently ranks #8981 among girls. The peak year was 1922 with 35 births.
When was Odilia most popular?
Odilia was most popular in the 1940s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Odilia most popular?
The top states for the name Odilia are Texas (713 births), New Mexico (7 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Odilia been used?
Odilia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Odilia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Odie, Odile, Odis, Odia, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.