Boys' name · since 1914

Odas

148 babies named Odas in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,847 of 45,481
all-time among boys
148
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

Odas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 148 have been recorded since 1914.

Social Security Administration records show Odas recorded 148 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1941.

  • #14,847 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 148 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odas ranks #14,847 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#14,847 of 45,481
all-time among boys
148
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Odas's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Odas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Odas's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Odas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1941

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1917)
10
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
4681012 19141918192119241927193219361941 9

Odas by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (64 births, 43% of the file).

1920s was Odas's strongest decade.

64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Odas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 64 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Odas? ▼
Odas has been given to 148 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #14,847 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1941. 10 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Odas sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odas ranks #14,847 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Odas most popular? ▼
Odas was most popular in the 1920s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Odas been used? ▼
Records for Odas go back to 1914, giving 28 years of history through 1941.
What names are similar to Odas? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oda, Oday, Odai, Odarius, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Odas's data

  • Odas's decade-level peak was the 1920s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Odas

Nearby Names Like Odas

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Odas

Oda Boy
301 births
Oday Boy
#5992 164 births
Odai Boy
#6962 139 births
Odarius Boy
82 births
Odalis Boy
51 births

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Detroit
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Segundo
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Krista
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Odas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1941 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Odas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.