Odelia
Odelia or Odilia is a feminine given name. It is a variant form of the name Ottilie. It is also a modern Hebrew name meaning "I will thank Yahweh."
Meaning & Origin of Odelia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Odelia or Odilia is a feminine given name. It is a variant form of the name Ottilie. It is also a modern Hebrew name meaning "I will thank Yahweh."
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The Story of Odelia
Odelia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 56 Odelias were born — ranking #2,917 that year. As of 2026, Odelia ranks #2,961 for baby girls with 56 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Odelias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Odelia
Odelia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Odelia's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #686. Use the chart and map above to compare Odelia'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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