Given name
Odilia
“one who praises God”
Odilia is a variant of Odila. In French use, Odila carries the interpretation “one who is prosperous in battle; the fortunate heroine.” Odilia is a variant of Odelia. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who praises God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Odilia is a variant of Odila. In French use, Odila carries the interpretation “one who is prosperous in battle; the fortunate heroine.” Odilia is a variant of Odelia. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who praises God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Odilia is a variant of Odelia. An origin associated with Odelia is Hebrew. Odilia connects to the Otthild name family through Odila. An origin associated with Otthild is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Odilia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,268
- 0 boys · 1,268 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,058 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +124%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,058 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,989 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.
Odilia’s family of names
Odilia has a related form in Odelia. In Spanish usage, Odilia has a conventional equivalent in the French form Odile. Odilia has a related form in Odila.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Odilia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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