Given name
Odelia
“one who praises God”
Odelia is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who praises God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who praises God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Odelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,860
- 0 boys · 2,860 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #2,985 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,985 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,396 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Odelia’s family of names
Odelia has a related form in Odilia. Odelia has a related form in Oda. Odelia has a related form in Odeelia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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