US rank #12495 Boys' name Peak 1988 132 births

Odilon — #12495 US boys' name

132 babies named Odilon in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s51950s51970s101980s341990s452000s232020s5
#12495
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 12% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Odilon was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Odilon in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Odilon

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Odilon between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Odilon currently holds the #12495 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Odilon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Odilon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Odilon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Odilon 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 132 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.

Odilon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

132

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,495

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Odilon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
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Odilon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
45 births that decade — 34% of Odilon's all-time total
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Odilon by state

Where Odilon concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Odilon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.8%
California share of Odilon's total US births 3.8%

5 of 132 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Odilon?
132 babies have been named Odilon since 1925. It currently ranks #12495 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Odilon most popular?
Odilon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Odilon most popular?
The top states for the name Odilon are California (5 births).
How long has the name Odilon been used?
Odilon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Odilon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Odin, Odis, Odie, Odies, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1925–2024 (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.