How Many People Are Named Odella?
An estimated 149 people in the United States have the first name Odella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Odella peaked in popularity in 1919 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Odella 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 Odella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Odella is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
149
About 1 in 2,300,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1919
35 births
Total Registered
821
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Odella
Odella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 821 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Odella as a female name
Ranked #13,072 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (35 births)
Odella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Odella span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 211 babies were registered. Odella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Odella by Decade
How has Odella 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.
Odella by State
Birth registrations for Odella span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania. On average, about 7 Odellas were registered per state.
Odella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Odella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Odella
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Odella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Odella?
We estimate approximately 149 people named Odella 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 2,300,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Odella a common name?
Odella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 821 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Odella most popular?
Odella reached peak popularity in 1919, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Odella is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Odella a female name?
Odella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Odella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Odella Smith, Odella Johnson, Odella 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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