Given name & surname
Odilon
“one who is fortunate in battle”
Odilon is a variant of Odilo. One German interpretation is “one who is fortunate in battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Odilon is a variant of Odilo. One German interpretation is “one who is fortunate in battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Odilon 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 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Odilon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 132
- 132 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 8 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 boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,261 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Odilon
- Odilon RedonFrench painter (1840–1916)
- Odilon KossounouIvorian association football playerborn 2001
- Odilo of ClunyBenedictine Abbot of Cluny (c.962–1049)960–1049
- Odilon PolleunisBelgian footballer (1943–2023)
- Odilon LannelongueFrench surgeon (1840-1911)
- Odilon Guimarães MoreiraBrazilian priestborn 1939
- Odilon BragaBrazilian politician (1894–1958)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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