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Odette

Girls' name · Current revival

Living in the US
~3,300 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#881 among girls
Births in 2025
303 4,239 since 1880
Typical age
11 years, median

Odette popularity over time

Odette rank by birth year, 1894–2025Odette ranked #1,237 in 1894 and #881 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #825, in 1905.#1,000#10,000#8811920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1894–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

More children were named Odette in 2025 than in any other year — 303 of them. The name does not appear in the data until 1894. As of 2025 the name sits at #881, with 303 births that year.

Over ten years the count has risen 3.5×. It climbed 333 places against the previous year.

Babies named Odette per yearPeaks at 303 births in 2025.303 in 202501920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Odette?

An estimated 3,300 living Americans are called Odette. That is out of 4,239 recorded births since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Odette?

Median age among living Odettes: 11. Most living bearers were born in the 2020s. By the site’s era rules that makes Odette a current revival name.

Your Odette

Ages of living people named OdetteHalf of living Odettes are older than 11 and half younger.median 11020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Odette is most common

Relative to births, Oregon carries 2.9× the national share of Odettes. Colorado, Arizona and Wisconsin follow.

Where Odette is used more than average5 states use the name Odette more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: 1.5× the national rateWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: 1.6× the national rateWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: 2.9× the national rateORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: not over-representedCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: 2.1× the national rateCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: 2.0× the national rateAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: not over-representedTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Odette is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Oregon 39 2.9×
Colorado 45 2.1×
Arizona 56 2.0×
Wisconsin 34 1.6×
Washington 44 1.5×

Odette in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Odette ranked #872 in 2025 on 40 births. That is 2.4× higher than five years earlier.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Odette comes from

English Wiktionary: given name from French.

Notable people named Odette

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Odette Annable American actress 1985 37
Odette Giuffrida Italian judoka 1994 26
Odette Bancilhon astronomer 1908–1993 23
Odette Joyeux French writer and actor 1914–2000 18
Odette de Champdivers mistress of Charles VI of France 1390–1425 17
Odette Hallowes French resistance member 1912–1995 16
Odette Myrtil French actor 1898–1978 14
Odette Nyiramilimo Rwandan politician 1956 12
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People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

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