Given name
Odila
Odila is a form of Otthild. One German interpretation is “one who is prosperous in battle; the fortunate heroine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Odila carries the interpretation “one who is prosperous in battle; the fortunate heroine.” Odila is a form of Otthild. One German interpretation is “one who is prosperous in battle; the fortunate heroine.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
Odila is used as a form of Otthild.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Odila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 5 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 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 372 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.
Odila’s family of names
Odila has a related form in Odalys. Odila has a related form in Odalis. Odila has a related form in Odilia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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