Odell
Odell was the 4495th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 296th; the most babies were born in 1922 (367). Over the last ten years it has moved up 14 places. More babies were named Odell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,495 boys, down 949 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922367 babies
- Total since 1880
- 19,034babies recorded
Odell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #4,495 | — | 23 |
| 2020 | — | #3,546 | — | 31 |
| 2010 | — | #6,283 | — | 14 |
| 2000 | — | #4,169 | — | 19 |
| 1990 | — | #1,681 | — | 49 |
| 1980 | — | #1,199 | — | 59 |
| 1970 | — | #808 | — | 101 |
| 1960 | #5,061 | #660 | 8 | 141 |
| 1950 | #2,169 | #479 | 21 | 194 |
| 1940 | #1,266 | #397 | 35 | 208 |
| 1930 | #698 | #345 | 98 | 267 |
| 1920 | #575 | #313 | 156 | 336 |
| 1910 | #478 | #326 | 72 | 57 |
| 1900 | #671 | #422 | 29 | 29 |
| 1890 | — | #722 | — | 9 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Odell, counting every spelling?
Odell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Odell?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Odell (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Odell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Odell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Odell?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Odell are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 45 and 76. That makes Odell a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Odell by state
How common Odell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Odell
How popular is the name Odell?
Odell was the 4495th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 296th; the most babies were born in 1922 (367). Over the last ten years it has moved up 14 places. More babies were named Odell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Odell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Odell in the US.
Where is Odell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Odell was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).