girl's name
Elodie
EL-oh-dee
- Origin Germanic
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 100 (E&W)
- Births on record 182,182
the United States
#310
2025 births
Elodie is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "foreign riches." It comes through the French Élodie from the Visigothic name Alodia, combining ali, other or foreign, with od, wealth.
- Elodie is a name of Germanic origin.
- Peaked in France in 1988, when 12,115 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 621 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Elodie over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. Elodie is more popular in England and Wales — see the country table below. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 870 |
| 1910s | 485 |
| 1920s | 340 |
| 1930s | 130 |
| 1940s | 55 |
| 1950s | 25 |
| 1960s | 610 |
| 1970s | 13,300 |
| 1980s | 86,790 |
| 1990s | 46,080 |
| 2000s | 10,135 |
| 2010s | 1,485 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 260 |
What Elodie means
Elodie means foreign wealth, or riches from elsewhere. The first element means other or foreign, and the second means property or prosperity — a name about wealth that came from outside.
Where Elodie comes from
Elodie is the French Élodie, from the Latin Alodia, a Visigothic name recorded in ninth-century Spain. It combines the Germanic ali, other or foreign, with od, wealth or property — the same od behind Otto and Odette. Saint Alodia was martyred at Huesca around 851 with her sister Nunilo, which carried the name through Spanish and then French tradition. A separate and incorrect association links Elodie to the Greek elodes, marshy, which appears in some reference works and has no bearing on the name's actual history.
Elodie in use
Our data shows Elodie peaking in 1988 and still rising, at 49 in England and Wales against 310 in the United States. It first appears in our records in 1900, so its current use is a revival of a long-dormant name rather than a modern import from French.
How popular is Elodie?
In 2025, Elodie was given to 849 babies in England and Wales, ranking #49 that year. It is one of the most popular names in England and Wales.
Where Elodie is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Elodie is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Élodie | Élodie is Elodie written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #1,821. | 3,730 |
Names that peaked alongside Elodie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elodie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elodie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
4 nicknames for Elodie
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Elodie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Italian
- Elodia
Sibling names for Elodie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elodie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elodie
What does the name Elodie mean?
Elodie means "foreign riches," from the Germanic ali, other, and od, wealth.
Is Elodie a French name?
In form yes, but the root is Germanic and it reaches French through the Latin Alodia, recorded in ninth-century Spain.
Does Elodie mean marsh flower?
No. That reading comes from the unrelated Greek elodes, marshy, and has no bearing on the name's history.
How popular is the name Elodie?
In 2025, Elodie was given to 849 babies in England and Wales, ranking #49 that year. It is one of the most popular names in England and Wales.
Is Elodie a girl's or a boy's name?
Elodie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Elodie most popular?
Elodie peaked in 1988, when 12,115 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Elodie?
Elodie is usually shortened to Ellie, Lodie, Elle and Elo.
Is Elodie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elodie currently ranks #49 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.