The first name Odette
A girl’s name from French.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
A female given name from French.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 40 girls were named Odette, making it the 872nd most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Odette with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Odette at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 303 girls born in the United States were named Odette, the 883rd most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Odetta
Famous people named Odette
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Odette AnnableAmerican actress, born 1985
- Odette BancilhonAstronomer (1908–1993)
- Odette JoyeuxFrench writer and actor (1914–2000)
- Odette HallowesFrench resistance member (1912-1995)
- Odette MyrtilFrench actor (1898-1978)
- Odette LaureFrench actress and singer (1917–2004)
- Odette KrempinCongolese busnesswoman (1973–2016)
- Odette KeunDutch journalist, 1888–1978
- Odette du PuigaudeauFrench ethnologist (1894–1991)
- Odette MistoulGabonese athletics competitor, born 1959
- Odette Babandoa EtoaCongolese politician, born 1961
- Odette DulacFrench actress, singer and diseuse (1865-1939)
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Odette?
- Odette comes from French.
- How popular is the name Odette?
- In 2025, 40 girls born in England and Wales were named Odette, ranking 872nd.
- Is Odette a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,239 US babies named Odette since 1880 were girls.
- When was Odette most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 303 babies were named Odette, its highest rank at 883rd.
- What are other spellings of Odette?
- Odetta.