Odette

Meaning: Riches, wealth
Origin: Variant of Oda · from the Germanic element od/ot (from French, from Old German Oda + diminutive -ette)

Girl's name · #883 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Odette is climbing: on the charts since 1894, it is ranked #883 in 2025, with about 300 girls given the name last year. Roughly 4,200 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#73 in Belgium (2025) · #325 in New Zealand (2025) · #461 in Ecuador (2025) · #558 in Sweden (2025) · #577 in Netherlands (2025) · #889 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,005 in Mexico (2024) · #1,814 in Canada (2024).

Famous Odettes

Odette Annable — American actress
Odette Giuffrida — Italian judoka
Odette Bancilhon — Astronomer (1908–1993)
Odette Joyeux — French writer and actor (1914–2000)
Odette de Champdivers — Mistress of Charles VI of France

In stories & tradition

Odette^fr — In Search of Lost Time (book series)
Odette LaMar — Nancy Drew (TV series)

What Odettes become

Among 240 notable people named Odette:

Artists & writers appear 1.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Odette Joyeux, French writer and actor (1914–2000).

Similar names: Violette · Odessa · Arlette · Vesper · Elouise · Cosette

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