How Many People Are Named Odelia?
An estimated 1,271 people in the United States have the first name Odelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Odelia peaked in popularity in 2024 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Odelia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Odelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,271
About 1 in 269,673 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2024
56 births
Total Registered
2,803
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Odelia
Odelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,803 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Odelia as a female name
Ranked #2,952 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (56 births)
Odelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Odelia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 343 babies were registered. While Odelia is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Odelia by Decade
How has Odelia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Odelia by State
Birth registrations for Odelia span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, New York. The lowest are in North Carolina, Minnesota, Arkansas. On average, about 85 Odelias were registered per state.
Odelia + Last Name Combinations
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Odelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Odelia?
We estimate approximately 1,271 people named Odelia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 269,673 Americans share this first name.
Is Odelia a common name?
Odelia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,803 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Odelia most popular?
Odelia reached peak popularity in 2024, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Odelia is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Odelia a female name?
Odelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Odelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Odelia Smith, Odelia Johnson, Odelia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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