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Girl name

Odetta

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Odetta has been given to about 628 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 300
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Odetta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 22
  • Born in 20250
  • All time628

How popular is Odetta?

Its best year was 1922, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 1879th. The typical living American called Odetta is about 65 years old today.

Names that sound like Odetta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Oleta0.82
  2. Loretta0.76
  3. Rosetta0.76
  4. Odessa0.76
  5. Odette0.71
  6. Roberta0.68
  7. Concetta0.69
  8. Etta0.66

Middle names for Odetta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Odetta Rose0.89
  2. Odetta Louise0.89
  3. Odetta June0.88
  4. Odetta Pearl0.88
  5. Odetta Quinn0.88
  6. Odetta Nell0.88

Sibling names for Odetta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.73
  2. Lenorasister · 0.70
  3. Louiebrother · 0.68
  4. Elouisesister · 0.68
  5. Cleoeither · 0.67
  6. Hughbrother · 0.66

Where Odetta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Odetta White0.84
    2. Odetta Reyes0.84
    3. Odetta Nguyen0.84
    4. Odetta Moore0.84
    5. Odetta Lee0.84
    6. Odetta Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Odetta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.