How Many People Are Named Odile?
An estimated 65 people in the United States have the first name Odile. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Odile peaked in popularity in 1915 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Odile 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 Odile paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Odile is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
- Odile is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
65
About 1 in 5,273,144 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1915
27 births
Total Registered
788
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Odile
Odile is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 788 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Odile as a female name
Ranked #15,173 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1915 (27 births)
Odile: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Odile span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 179 babies were registered. Odile has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Odile by Decade
How has Odile 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.
Odile by State
Odile + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Odile as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Odile
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Odile: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Odile?
We estimate approximately 65 people named Odile 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 5,273,144 Americans share this first name.
Is Odile a common name?
Odile is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 788 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Odile most popular?
Odile reached peak popularity in 1915, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Odile is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Odile a female name?
Odile is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Odile Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Odile Smith, Odile Johnson, Odile 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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