How Many People Are Named Odell?
people named Odell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 57,011 people in the US has this name
Based on 19,034 babies named Odell in Social Security records from 1883 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
534 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "woad hill" in Old English. A woad is a herb used for dying.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Odell, 10% were girls and 90% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Odell fell from 48.8% in the 1890s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Odell alive today is about 60 years old, and 60% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 47 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Odell first appears in the records in 1883 and was given most often in 1922, to 534 babies. In 2025, 23 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1883 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Odell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #296, in 1906 and 1922. In 2025 it ranked #4,494. Among girls, its best rank was #478, in 1910.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,494 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #296 (1906 and 1922) | #478 (1910) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #326 in the 1920s | #621 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Odell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Odell were born in South Carolina than in any other state: about 422 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Odell was given 6.2 times as often in South Carolina, 5.2 times in Mississippi and 4.7 times in Arkansas.
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