Odelia
How to say it: oh-DEEL-yuh · /oʊˈdilyə/
Hebrew odelia meaning 'I will praise God' - also linked to Germanic Odilia, vintage and melodic.
Odelia was the 1,837th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 56 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1900s, its births are up about 64% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,431 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,837 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 56 |
| Share of births | 1 in 46,046 |
| Peak decade | 1900s |
| Change over 10 years | +64% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,431 |
| In France, 2025 | #701 among girls’ names, 40 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Odelia peaked in the 1900s, nearly vanished by the 1990s, and has come back.
What goes with it
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Nicknames
- Ode
- Delia
- Lia
Other spellings
Honouring a Odelia in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Odelia is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, German, Hebrew.
In France: #701 for girls in 2025.
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