Unisex name · since 1894
Oddie
343 babies named Oddie in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 343
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
343 boys have been named Oddie since 1894, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Oddie recorded 343 times among boys since 1894, 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 1894 to 1975.
- #9,867 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 343 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oddie ranks #9,867 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 343 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 343
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oddie's 343 recorded births place it above 78.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Oddie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oddie splits its recorded history at 1932: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oddie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1975
- Peak year (1919)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Oddie popularity over time - girls
257 total births recorded since 1898 (Oddie as girls' name)
Oddie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (95 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Oddie's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Oddie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
73 births
- 1920s
1920s
95 births
- 1930s
1930s
79 births
- 1940s
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 95 births (28% of all-time use).
Oddie by state
Where Oddie concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.5% |
6 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Oddie's data
- Oddie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Oddies (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oddie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~81 yrs)
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, 1894–1975 (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 Oddie 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.