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Odie
BoyEnglish, Germanic· “pet form of Odell or Otis”
- Meaning
- pet form of Odell or Otis
- Origin
- English, Germanic
- Pronunciation
- OH-dee
- Syllables
- 2
- US rank 2025
- #5,547
- US babies 2025
- 17
- Best rank
- #432 (1899)
- Peak year
- 1918
Meaning and origin of Odie
Odie is an English and Germanic name that is usually said to mean “pet form of Odell or Otis”.
Odie is a pet form of names beginning with Od-, such as Odell, Odis and Otis, and was used as an independent name in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Otis comes from the Germanic Otto, wealth, while Odell is an English surname meaning woad hill. The name is also widely recognized as the dog in the Garfield comic strip. It is said OH-dee. Od is a possible nickname. Odey and Ody are related spellings. Odie is friendly and playful, part of the family of vintage nickname names like Ollie and Archie.
Popularity over time
Odie has been given to babies in the United States since at least 1880, the first year of Social Security records. It has ranked in the top 1,000 in 45 different years. Its best national rank was #432 in 1899, and the most babies received it in 1918, when 62 were named Odie. In 2025, 17 babies were named Odie, and it ranked #5,547 nationally. That is 183% more than ten years earlier, so it is clearly on the rise.
Its national rank moved from #874 in 1920, #1,488 in 1950, #3,557 in 1980, #8,865 in 2000, and #5,547 in 2025. Of the 2,623 US boys named Odie since records began, 19% were born in the 1920s, its biggest decade. The 1910s come next, with 426 babies. Since 2010, 94 more have been named Odie.
Other boys' names that peaked around the same time include Gerhard, Ernst, Nels, Almon, and Judge.
Gender, sound and spelling
In the US it is used almost only for boys.
Odie is usually pronounced OH-dee, with two syllables. It has four letters, starts with O and ends in “-ie”.
Middle names for Odie
A few middle names that flow with Odie: each avoids a matching first letter, a rhyme and a vowel clash where the names meet.
Sibling names for Odie
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Odie mean?
Odie is an English and Germanic name that is usually said to mean “pet form of Odell or Otis”.
What is the origin of the name Odie?
Odie has English and Germanic roots. Odie is a pet form of names beginning with Od-, such as Odell, Odis and Otis, and was used as an independent name in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Is Odie a popular name?
Not especially. Odie ranked #5,547 in the US in 2025, which puts it outside the top 1,000.
Is Odie a boy or girl name?
Odie is mainly a boy's name. In the US it is used almost only for boys.
How do you pronounce Odie?
Odie is usually pronounced OH-dee. Stressed syllables are in capital letters.
Popularity figures come from US Social Security card applications (names given to at least five babies in a year, 1880 to 2025). How we source names and meanings