girl's name

Odetta

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 640

Odetta is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Odetta is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in 1922, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1900.

Odetta over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Odetta by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 15
1910s 110
1920s 140
1930s 93
1940s 33
1950s 56
1960s 113
1970s 58
2020s (to 2024) 10

How popular is Odetta?

In 2024, Odetta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Odetta is used

France #1,396 5 in 1932
England & Wales #5,762 4 in 2017
United States #17,715 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Odetta

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Odetta also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Odetta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Odetta

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Odetta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Odetta

How popular is the name Odetta?

In 2024, Odetta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Odetta a girl's or a boy's name?

Odetta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Odetta most popular?

Odetta peaked in 1922, when 22 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.