Odell: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “of the woad hill”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- oh-DEL · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (22% girls, 78% boys since 1880)
Odell comes from an English surname derived from a place name, usually explained as “woad hill” from Old English elements. It has long been used as a given name as well.
How popular is Odell?
Babies named Odell in 202422
2024 rank#4,563 boys
Peak year1922
Total US babies since 188019,011
Odell is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Odell
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Odell questions
What does the name Odell mean?
Odell means "of the woad hill". It comes from English. Odell comes from an English surname derived from a place name, usually explained as “woad hill” from Old English elements. It has long been used as a given name as well.
Is Odell a boy or girl name?
Odell is used for both: about 22% of US babies named Odell since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Odell?
22 US babies were named Odell in 2024. Its peak year was 1922.
How do you pronounce Odell?
Odell is usually pronounced oh-DEL.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.