Odeal
Hillary Dennis Udanoh, known professionally as Odeal, is a British-French singer-songwriter of Nigerian origin. He rose to prominence with the release of the song "Soh-Soh" which peaked at 3 on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart, peaked at 12 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs, and peaked at 42 on the Nigeria Official Top 100 Songs.
Meaning & Origin of Odeal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hillary Dennis Udanoh, known professionally as Odeal, is a British-French singer-songwriter of Nigerian origin. He rose to prominence with the release of the song "Soh-Soh" which peaked at 3 on the UK Afrobeats Singles Chart, peaked at 12 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs, and peaked at 42 on the Nigeria Official Top 100 Songs.
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The Story of Odeal
American parents first put Odeal on the record books as a baby girl name in 1900, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 19 Odeals were born — ranking #1,805 that year. About 36% of every Odeal on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Odeal last appeared in the published SSA data in 1951, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 315 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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About the name Odeal
Odeal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 315 births in the dataset. Odeal's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,805. Use the chart and map above to compare Odeal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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