Odile
Odile is a feminine given name of French origin, and may refer to:
- French
Meaning & Origin of Odile
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Odile is a feminine given name of French origin, and may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Odile
American parents first put Odile on the record books as a baby girl name in 1882, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 27 Odiles were born — ranking #1,367 that year. About 23% of every Odile on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Odile last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 788 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Odile
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Odile. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Odile
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- Odile of Alsace ( c. 662– c. 720), a saint of the Roman Catholic Church
- Odile of Cologne ( c. 4th century), a saint of the Roman Catholic Church
- Odile Bailleux (1939–2024), French harpsichordist and organist
- Odile Bain (1939–2012), French parasitologist
- Odile Baron Supervielle (1915–2016), Uruguayan-born Argentine writer and journalist
- Odile Crick (1920–2007), British artist best known for her drawing of the DNA double helix
- Odile Croissant (1923–2020), French biologist , physicist , specialist in electron microscopy .
- Odile Decq (born 1955), French architect, urban planner and academic
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Names that sound like Odile
Phonetically similar names — useful when Odile is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Odile
Odile is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 788 births in the dataset. Odile's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,367. Use the chart and map above to compare Odile'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.