Total births
87
Boys' name · since 1916
Oddis
Oddis has 87 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 87
- total births
- 1916–1950
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Oddis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 87 have been recorded since 1916.
Oddis has 87 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1950.
- 87 total births
- 1916–1950 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
87 boys have been named Oddis since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1950.
- 87
- total births
- 1916–1950
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Oddis was born in this single decade.
1922
Single peak year
10 babies were named Oddis in 1922 - its busiest year on record.
Oddis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oddis splits its recorded history at 1930: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oddis at a glance
Last recorded 1950Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Oddis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1950
- Peak year (1922)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Oddis by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Oddis's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Oddis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 31 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Oddis? ▼
87 babies have been named Oddis since 1916. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1922 with 10 births.
When was Oddis most popular? ▼
Oddis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Oddis been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Oddis since 1916 -- 35 years through the most recent 1950 data.
What names are similar to Oddis? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oddie. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Oddis's data
- Oddis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1916–1950 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Oddis: Baby Name Since 1916 - 87 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/oddis. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Oddis 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 June 2026.