Odette
Odette is a French given name; Old German name Oda + diminutive -tte; a female form of Odo, Odet.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Odette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Odette is a French given name; Old German name Oda + diminutive -tte; a female form of Odo, Odet.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Odette
The earliest SSA record of Odette as a baby girl name dates back to 1894, when 7 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 206 newborns named Odette — #1,162 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Odette on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Odette ranks #1,162 for baby girls with 206 births, rising sharply (+57% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Odette
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Names that sound like Odette
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About the name Odette
Odette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Odette's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #825. Use the chart and map above to compare Odette'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.