Given name & surname
Odel
“a sweet melody”·“one who is wealthy”
Odel is a variant of Odell. Interpretations include “a sweet melody” and “one who is wealthy”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Odel is a variant of Odell. Interpretations include “a sweet melody” and “one who is wealthy”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Odel is a variant of Odell. Odell has been associated with Greek and German naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Odel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 186
- 181 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 351 as a first name in 2020; 161 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Odel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Odis
Odis is a masculine given name.
>99% boys
Olen
“filled with happiness”
>99% boys
Ottis
“a wealthy man” · “one who is acute”
>99% boys
Lowell
“resembling a young wolf”
99% boys · 1% girls
Oran
“surrounded by light” · “a pale-skinned man”
>99% boys
Odie
“a sweet melody” · “one who is wealthy”
>99% boys
Hershel
“resembling a deer”
>99% boys
Elden
“an old friend”
>99% boys