Given name & surname
Odile
“one who is fortunate in battle”
Odile is a variant of Odila. In French use, Odila carries the interpretation “one who is prosperous in battle; the fortunate heroine.” Odile is a variant of Odilo. One German interpretation is “one who is fortunate in battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Odile is a variant of Odila. In French use, Odila carries the interpretation “one who is prosperous in battle; the fortunate heroine.” Odile is a variant of Odilo. One German interpretation is “one who is fortunate in battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Odile is a variant of Odilo. An origin associated with Odilo is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Odile through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 788
- 0 boys · 788 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 27 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 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 650 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.
Odile’s family of names
In French usage, Odile shares a linguistic root with the Czech form Otýlie. In French usage, Odile has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Odilia. Odile has a related form in Odila.
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Around the world
Odile has relatives in 11 languages.
8 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Ottiliesee also · German
- Otiliaequivalent
- OdiliaItalian, Esperanto
- OttiliaSwedish
- OtyliaPolish
- Otýliecognate · Czech
- OtilijaSlovene
- OtíliaSlovak, Hungarian
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Odile
- Odile DefrayeBelgian cyclist (1888–1965)
- Odile AhouanwanouTrack and field athleteborn 1991
- Odile van AanholtDutch sailorborn 1998
- Odile DecqFrench architect and academicborn 1955
- Odile SankaraBurkinabè filmmakerborn 1963
- Odile VuilleminFrench actressborn 1976
- Odile RodinFrench actress (1937–2018)
- Odile CroissantFrench biologist and physicist (1923–2020)
- Odile BainFrench parasitologist1939–2012
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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