boy's name

Odilon

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 767

Odilon is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1901, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Odilon over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Odilon by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 100
1910s 60
1920s 55
1930s 45
1940s 15
1950s 10
1970s 15
1980s 35
1990s 75
2000s 90
2010s 85
2020s (to 2025) 50

How popular is Odilon?

In 2025, Odilon was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Odilon is used

France #5,542 5 in 2025
United States #12,781 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.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Odilon

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

Parents who like Odilon also like

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

Sibling names for Odilon

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

Common questions about Odilon

How popular is the name Odilon?

In 2025, Odilon was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

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

Odilon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Odilon most popular?

Odilon peaked in 1901, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Odilon a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Odilon currently ranks #5,542 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.