Fun Facts About the Name Odile
- 788 babies named Odile: U.S. records list 788 babies given the name Odile from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Odile Mean?
Odile is a French feminine name derived from Odilia, a Latinized Germanic name and the feminine counterpart of Odilo. Its first element is usually traced to Old High German ōt, "wealth" or "property," so the name is commonly explained as "wealthy" or "fortunate." A competing explanation connects the element with the Germanic root *ōþil-, "inheritance" or "ancestral estate." The exact derivation is uncertain, but the name is Germanic in origin rather than Latin.
Odile Name History & Origins
The name is recorded in Latin as Odilia, the name of a seventh-century saint from Alsace. According to her traditional biography, Saint Odile was a daughter of the Alsatian duke Adalric and was born blind; she later founded the convent of Hohenbourg, now Mont Sainte-Odile. Her cult was centered in Alsace, and the name is traditional there; German forms such as Odilia and Odilie also occur. The related masculine French name is Odilon.
In modern culture, Odile is familiar as the black swan in Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake, a theatrical use distinct from the name's earlier religious history.
How Popular is the Name Odile?
Odile recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1915. Its best rank was #739 in 1898.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #15,173 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #14,864 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #6,571 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #6,188 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #6,776 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #5,771 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,895 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #5,262 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #5,896 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #4,404 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #3,654 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #4,227 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,345 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #3,040 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #2,400 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1931 | #2,537 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #2,525 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1929 | #2,871 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1928 | #2,167 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1927 | #2,318 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1926 | #3,002 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #2,172 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1924 | #2,391 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1923 | #2,143 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1922 | #1,880 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1921 | #1,970 | 21 | 0.0017% |
| 1920 | #2,056 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1919 | #1,730 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1918 | #2,007 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1917 | #1,824 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1916 | #1,432 | 27 | 0.0026% |
| 1915 | #1,391 | 27 | 0.0027% |
| 1914 | #1,524 | 19 | 0.0025% |
| 1913 | #1,394 | 18 | 0.0029% |
| 1912 | #1,698 | 12 | 0.0022% |
| 1911 | #2,764 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1910 | #1,730 | 9 | 0.0023% |
| 1909 | #1,010 | 17 | 0.0049% |
| 1908 | #1,035 | 16 | 0.0048% |
| 1907 | #979 | 16 | 0.0050% |
| 1906 | #950 | 16 | 0.0054% |
| 1905 | #916 | 17 | 0.0058% |
| 1904 | #927 | 16 | 0.0058% |
| 1903 | #922 | 15 | 0.0057% |
| 1902 | #839 | 18 | 0.0068% |
| 1901 | #953 | 13 | 0.0054% |
| 1900 | #1,530 | 8 | 0.0027% |
| 1899 | #1,257 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1898 | #739 | 21 | 0.0081% |
| 1897 | #858 | 15 | 0.0064% |
| 1896 | #896 | 14 | 0.0059% |
| 1895 | #1,103 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1894 | #1,047 | 10 | 0.0045% |
| 1893 | #1,072 | 9 | 0.0042% |
| 1892 | #1,605 | 5 | 0.0024% |
| 1890 | #926 | 10 | 0.0053% |
| 1889 | #1,236 | 6 | 0.0034% |
| 1888 | #942 | 9 | 0.0050% |
| 1887 | #837 | 9 | 0.0062% |
| 1886 | #878 | 8 | 0.0055% |
| 1885 | #900 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1884 | #1,125 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| 1883 | #1,017 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1882 | #793 | 7 | 0.0065% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Odile Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are patient, persevering and strong willed. You are a good student, absorbing knowledge easily and retaining it well. You are either a saint or a sinner. You tend to hold things inside and suffer in silence. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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