Girls' name · since 1915

Odilia

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,268 babies named Odilia, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,392 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,869 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,268
born since 1915
1940s
peak decade

1,268 babies have been named Odilia since 1915, making it today's #6869 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Odilia recorded 1,268 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #6869 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #6,392 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,869 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,268 born since 1915
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odilia ranks #6,392 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,869 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,268 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.

#6,392 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,869 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,268
born since 1915
1940s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%60.2%
Odilia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Odilia's 1,268 recorded births place it above 91.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Odilia compares

1,268 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Odilia's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Odilia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,268 376 567,345
Peak-year births 35 21 19,840

Odilia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Odilia's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Odilia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
35
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
010203040 191519271939195119631975199120132025 16

Odilia by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (229 births, 18% of the file).

1940s was Odilia's strongest decade.

229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Odilia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 229 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Odilia 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 Odilia's total volume

Odilia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -49, 5%-30, 5.5%-119, 3.8%-54, 4.4%-45, 9.1%-103, 14.1%-74, 5.9%-63, 5.3%-41, 5.9%-65, 4.5%-24, 11.2%-73, 3.3%-43, 6.9%-49, 4.3%-102, 7.4%Odilia-111, 2.8%Odilia
Odilia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 56.2%
#2 New Mexico
7 0.6%
#3 California
6 0.5%
Texas share of Odilia's total US births 56.2%
Even split

713 of 1,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Odilia?
1,268 babies have been named Odilia since 1915. All-time, it sits at #6,392 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,869 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1922 with 35 births.
Where does Odilia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odilia ranks #6,392 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,869 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 111 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Odilia's data

  • Odilia's decade-level peak was the 1940s (229 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Odilias (713 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Odilia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2025 (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 Odilia 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.