Given name
Odelle
“a sweet melody”·“one who is wealthy”
Odelle is a variant of Odele. Interpretations include “a sweet melody” and “one who is wealthy”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Odelle is a variant of Odele. 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
Odelle is a variant of Odele. Odele 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 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Odelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 434
- 10 boys · 424 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 26 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 girls is 5 in 1946. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 127 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.
Odelle’s family of names
Odelle has a related form in Odell. Odelle has a related form in Odele.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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