Odelia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- oh-DEEL-ya
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,957 for girls
Odelia is a girls' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 2,957th for girls in the US (56 babies).
What does Odelia mean?
Germanic: probably a variant of Odilia; also explained as Hebrew
Saint Odilia (Ottilie) of Alsace, an abbess who died around 720, is the patron saint of Alsace.
Is Odelia a girl's or a boy's name?
Odelia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 56 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Odelia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Odelia, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th.
2025 had the most girls named Odelia of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Odelia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Odelia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
How popular is Odelia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,957among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 29,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 56 girls in the US were named Odelia, making it the 2,957th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,840th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 57 girls.
Half of all the girls named Odelia in the US since 1880 were born between 1919 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 61 girls in the US were given Odelia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,301, up from #2,957 for this spelling alone.
- Odelia 56
- Odeliah 5
Odelia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2,957 |
| 2024 | 57 | #2,889 |
| 2023 | 43 | #3,584 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,891 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,800 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,840 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2017 | 36 | #4,065 |
| 2016 | 34 | #4,249 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,885 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 16 | #3,148 |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,095 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,687 |
| 1959 | 20 | #2,595 |
| 1958 | 22 | #2,448 |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,822 |
| 1956 | 23 | #2,320 |
| 1955 | 20 | #2,471 |
| 1954 | 25 | #2,121 |
| 1953 | 29 | #1,871 |
| 1952 | 22 | #2,199 |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,841 |
| 1950 | 17 | #2,435 |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,696 |
| 1948 | 30 | #1,707 |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,789 |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,722 |
| 1945 | 13 | #2,457 |
| 1944 | 24 | #1,697 |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,790 |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,916 |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,501 |
| 1940 | 29 | #1,404 |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,684 |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,650 |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,330 |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,321 |
| 1935 | 28 | #1,381 |
| 1934 | 27 | #1,409 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,289 |
| 1932 | 30 | #1,346 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,501 |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,660 |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,486 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,636 |
| 1927 | 31 | #1,455 |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,666 |
| 1925 | 37 | #1,296 |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,566 |
| 1923 | 33 | #1,388 |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,190 |
| 1921 | 48 | #1,092 |
| 1920 | 46 | #1,103 |
| 1919 | 49 | #1,026 |
| 1918 | 45 | #1,091 |
| 1917 | 44 | #1,065 |
| 1916 | 35 | #1,210 |
| 1915 | 40 | #1,055 |
| 1914 | 31 | #1,080 |
| 1913 | 29 | #1,003 |
| 1912 | 25 | #1,032 |
| 1911 | 16 | #1,113 |
| 1910 | 27 | #831 |
| 1909 | 28 | #761 |
| 1908 | 19 | #912 |
| 1907 | 29 | #702 |
| 1906 | 14 | #1,002 |
| 1905 | 19 | #848 |
| 1904 | 21 | #773 |
| 1903 | 22 | #712 |
| 1902 | 21 | #756 |
| 1901 | 16 | #829 |
| 1900 | 17 | #917 |
| 1899 | 16 | #814 |
| 1898 | 14 | #920 |
| 1897 | 14 | #867 |
| 1896 | 18 | #754 |
| 1895 | 12 | #932 |
| 1894 | 12 | #905 |
| 1893 | 10 | #955 |
| 1892 | 14 | #796 |
| 1891 | 8 | #1,006 |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #950 |
| 1888 | 11 | #793 |
| 1887 | 11 | #693 |
| 1886 | 10 | #731 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #686 |
| 1883 | 6 | #817 |
| 1882 | 6 | #813 |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #738 |
Names like Odelia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Matilda Ophelia Ottilie Ada Amelia Lottie Etta Olive Harriet Aurelia Millie Eliza
Names related to Odelia
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Odelia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/odelia, updated 20 October 2026.