Meaning and history
Odell is an English given name transferred from a surname and Bedfordshire place name. The place name comes from Old English elements usually interpreted as “woad hill,” referring to the plant once used for blue dye. It may also have developed in some families from other surname sources. As a first name it became established chiefly in the United States. Notable bearers include American football player Odell Beckham Jr. and American blues musician Odell Harris.
20062006: 23 births, rank #4,105
2007: 22 births, rank #4,375
2008: 23 births, rank #4,267
2009: 13 births, rank #6,436
2010: 14 births, rank #6,036
20112011: 14 births, rank #5,945
2012: 15 births, rank #5,720
2013: 18 births, rank #4,981
2014: 21 births, rank #4,538
2015: 22 births, rank #4,407
20162016: 30 births, rank #3,596
2017: 42 births, rank #2,840
2018: 35 births, rank #3,240
2019: 27 births, rank #3,899
2020: 31 births, rank #3,497
20212021: 31 births, rank #3,582
2022: 21 births, rank #4,701
2023: 25 births, rank #4,220
2024: 22 births, rank #4,571
20252025: 23 births, rank #4,396
Odell moved from #840 to #864 for boys between 1972 and 1973. Its highest annual birth count came in 1922, with 367 births.