Is Odell a boy or girl name?
Odell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 22 boys were named Odell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.8% of the 19,011 US babies named Odell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,651
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Odell since 1883
- 19,011
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 534 babies
Boys and girls named Odell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 29 | 7 | 19.4% |
| 1890s | 64 | 61 | 48.8% |
| 1900s | 359 | 323 | 47.4% |
| 1910s | 1,847 | 1,137 | 38.1% |
| 1920s | 3,035 | 1,370 | 31.1% |
| 1930s | 2,459 | 624 | 20.2% |
| 1940s | 2,113 | 333 | 13.6% |
| 1950s | 1,769 | 204 | 10.3% |
| 1960s | 1,019 | 73 | 6.7% |
| 1970s | 726 | 14 | 1.9% |
| 1980s | 505 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 369 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 198 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 238 | 5 | 2.1% |
| 2020s | 130 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,651 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,303 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,808 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,625 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,545 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,967 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,283 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,876 | 5 | #17,769 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,657 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,508 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,656 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,115 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,905 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | #6,161 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,283 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,711 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,353 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,462 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,189 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,969 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,551 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,384 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,744 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,073 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,169 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 28 | #3,004 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,068 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,959 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,075 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 42 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 44 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 62 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 61 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 57 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 61 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 57 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 62 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 85 | #864 | 7 | #7,199 |
| 1972 | 92 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 92 | #853 | 7 | #7,135 |
| 1970 | 101 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 80 | #860 | 5 | #8,307 |
| 1968 | 109 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 86 | #790 | 8 | #5,312 |
| 1966 | 80 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 89 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 110 | #737 | 8 | #5,333 |
| 1963 | 90 | #801 | 22 | #2,680 |
| 1962 | 112 | #725 | 15 | #3,392 |
| 1961 | 123 | #691 | 7 | #5,687 |
| 1960 | 140 | #663 | 8 | #5,061 |
| 1959 | 135 | #661 | 13 | #3,575 |
| 1958 | 162 | #605 | 17 | #2,939 |
| 1957 | 169 | #591 | 13 | #3,441 |
| 1956 | 156 | #607 | 15 | #3,139 |
| 1955 | 189 | #537 | 16 | #2,929 |
| 1954 | 175 | #552 | 22 | #2,354 |
| 1953 | 196 | #500 | 32 | #1,773 |
| 1952 | 200 | #499 | 30 | #1,848 |
| 1951 | 193 | #489 | 25 | #2,007 |
| 1950 | 194 | #480 | 21 | #2,169 |
| 1949 | 221 | #448 | 35 | #1,588 |
| 1948 | 222 | #447 | 28 | #1,811 |
| 1947 | 226 | #446 | 27 | #1,890 |
| 1946 | 210 | #437 | 32 | #1,578 |
| 1945 | 205 | #419 | 31 | #1,473 |
| 1944 | 198 | #433 | 44 | #1,197 |
| 1943 | 221 | #417 | 26 | #1,692 |
| 1942 | 205 | #427 | 39 | #1,294 |
| 1941 | 197 | #416 | 36 | #1,286 |
| 1940 | 208 | #397 | 35 | #1,266 |
| 1939 | 213 | #387 | 42 | #1,123 |
| 1938 | 235 | #364 | 33 | #1,284 |
| 1937 | 213 | #379 | 48 | #1,028 |
| 1936 | 218 | #368 | 47 | #1,022 |
| 1935 | 250 | #349 | 71 | #810 |
| 1934 | 256 | #342 | 57 | #914 |
| 1933 | 242 | #347 | 65 | #832 |
| 1932 | 300 | #319 | 84 | #738 |
| 1931 | 265 | #333 | 79 | #756 |
| 1930 | 267 | #345 | 98 | #698 |
| 1929 | 292 | #324 | 103 | #693 |
| 1928 | 274 | #346 | 95 | #729 |
| 1927 | 300 | #330 | 114 | #681 |
| 1926 | 252 | #367 | 125 | #645 |
| 1925 | 313 | #323 | 146 | #601 |
| 1924 | 281 | #355 | 143 | #629 |
| 1923 | 296 | #338 | 150 | #591 |
| 1922 | 367 | #296 | 167 | #551 |
| 1921 | 324 | #326 | 171 | #542 |
| 1920 | 336 | #313 | 156 | #575 |
| 1919 | 305 | #318 | 151 | #563 |
| 1918 | 253 | #368 | 132 | #617 |
| 1917 | 259 | #345 | 150 | #549 |
| 1916 | 237 | #349 | 158 | #523 |
| 1915 | 237 | #347 | 125 | #582 |
| 1914 | 180 | #348 | 122 | #506 |
| 1913 | 131 | #364 | 86 | #555 |
| 1912 | 112 | #367 | 79 | #551 |
| 1911 | 76 | #310 | 62 | #533 |
| 1910 | 57 | #326 | 72 | #478 |
| 1909 | 49 | #331 | 52 | #527 |
| 1908 | 52 | #305 | 45 | #559 |
| 1907 | 38 | #363 | 44 | #551 |
| 1906 | 48 | #296 | 43 | #538 |
| 1905 | 30 | #388 | 32 | #630 |
| 1904 | 34 | #347 | 29 | #650 |
| 1903 | 30 | #356 | 14 | #961 |
| 1902 | 30 | #364 | 19 | #813 |
| 1901 | 19 | #447 | 16 | #849 |
| 1900 | 29 | #422 | 29 | #671 |
| 1899 | 12 | #604 | 10 | #1,082 |
| 1898 | 10 | #731 | 12 | #1,035 |
| 1897 | 13 | #607 | 11 | #1,020 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 13 | #939 |
| 1895 | 7 | #952 | 5 | #1,753 |
| 1894 | 7 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,042 | 10 | #1,000 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #863 | 7 | #1,108 |
| 1888 | 7 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #706 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Odell reached #296 in 1906. As a girl name, it reached #478 in 1910. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Odell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.