Odette
Odette was the 883rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 303 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 843rd; the most babies were born in 2025 (303). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,305 places. More babies were named Odette in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning wealth, riches (Germanic element) · Germanic, French
Say it oh-DET /oʊˈdɛt/
- Rank in 2025
- #883 girls, up 598 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 303girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025303 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,239babies recorded
What does the name Odette mean?
Odette is a French girls' name, a diminutive of Oda, the feminine of Odo. Wiktionary derives it from a short form of Germanic names beginning with od- or ot-, "riches, wealth", and Wikipedia gives the same origin; the French Wiktionary calls it a feminine of Odet. Odette is the swan princess in Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake (1877). Odile is a related name.
*audaz (Proto-Germanic, “wealth, riches”)-ette (French, “diminutive suffix”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Germanic element is reconstructed.
Related names: Odile, Oda, Ottilie.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Odette', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Odette (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionnaire (French Wiktionary), entry 'Odette', Wiktionnaire (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Swan Lake', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Odette popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #883 | 303 |
| 2020 | #1,481 | 145 |
| 2010 | #6,838 | 19 |
| 2000 | #4,148 | 30 |
| 1990 | #9,893 | 8 |
| 1980 | #5,803 | 12 |
| 1970 | #2,498 | 30 |
| 1960 | #1,915 | 36 |
| 1950 | #2,106 | 22 |
| 1940 | #1,625 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,561 | 26 |
| 1920 | #1,250 | 38 |
| 1910 | #1,404 | 12 |
| 1900 | #1,397 | 9 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Odette, counting every spelling?
Odette has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #859 for girls in 2025, against #883 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Odette?
303 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Odette (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Odette 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 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Odette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Odette?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Odette are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 4 and 45. That makes Odette a young name: most people with it are children. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Odette by state
How common Odette was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (3.5×), Arizona (2.0×), Washington (1.9×), Colorado (1.9×), Wisconsin (1.8×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Odette: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Odette, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Odette · Sibling names for Odette
Questions about the name Odette
What does Odette mean?
Odette means “wealth, riches (Germanic element)” (Germanic, French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Odette?
Odette was the 883rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 303 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 843rd; the most babies were born in 2025 (303). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,305 places. More babies were named Odette in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Odette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Odette in the US.
Where is Odette most popular?
In 2021–2025, Odette was most common in Oregon (0.43 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Washington.