Elodie
A feminine name of French origin meaning "travelled from abroad".
Name Census estimates that about 5,011 living Americans carry the first name Elodie. It sits at #370 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Elodie today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Elodie births was 2024 (839 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Elodie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Elodie with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Elodie is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 10 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
5.0K
~ 1 in 68,400 Americans
Peak year
2024
839 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#370
Tracked since 1881
Census
Elodie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,114 people with the first name Elodie, which placed it at #5,495 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,495
National first-name rank
People counted
3.1K
3,114 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Elodie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elodie is White at 74.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.4%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Elodie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Elodie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.4% · 2,318
- Hispanic or Latino8.4% · 261
- Two or more races7.6% · 238
- Black or African American5.9% · 184
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.5% · 109
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 4
Popularity
Elodie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Elodie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 2,433 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Elodie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Elodie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Elodies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 39 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Elodie, while Mississippi, Maine, Alaska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 101 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Elodie
The name Elodie has its origins in the French language and culture. It is a variant of the name Alodia, which is derived from the Germanic root "Alodr," meaning "wanderer" or "traveler." The name gained popularity in France during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Elodie can be found in the 9th century, when a Frankish noblewoman named Elodie lived in the Carolingian Empire. She was known for her piety and charitable works, and her name became associated with virtue and kindness.
In the 12th century, the name Elodie appeared in the French epic poem "La Chanson de Roland," which recounted the adventures of the legendary knight Roland. This literary reference helped to further popularize the name in medieval France.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Elodie. One of the earliest was Elodie de Villarceaux (c. 1060-1115), a French noblewoman and benefactor of the Cistercian order of monks. Another was Elodie de Narbonne (c. 1190-1259), a Catalan princess and countess of Tripoli, who played a significant role in the Crusades.
In more recent times, Elodie Bouchez (born 1973) is a French actress known for her roles in films like "The Dreamlife of Angels" and "The Little Thief." Elodie Frégé (born 1982) is a French singer and songwriter who has released several successful albums.
Another notable figure is Elodie Ouedraogo (born 1985), a French-Burkinabè athlete who competed in the heptathlon and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
These are just a few examples of the individuals throughout history who have carried the name Elodie, a name with deep roots in French culture and a rich tapestry of associations with wandering, virtue, and artistic expression.
People
Elodie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Elodie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Elodie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elodie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,011 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Elodie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,400 US residents.
Is Elodie a common name?
We classify Elodie as "Rare". It ranks above 96.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,572 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Elodie most popular?
The single biggest year for Elodie was 2024, when 839 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Elodie is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Elodie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,114 people with the name Elodie, or 1.03 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,495 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Elodie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Elodie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Elodie appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,114 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Elodie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Elodie is White at 74.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.4%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Elodie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Elodie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.4% (2,318 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Elodie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Elodie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Elodie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Elodie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Elodie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Elodie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Elodie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.