Girls' name · since 1914

Odena

Odena has 97 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#27,478 of 72,339
all-time among girls
97
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

Odena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 97 have been recorded since 1914.

Odena has 97 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1914 to 1945.

  • #27,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 97 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odena ranks #27,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 97 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#27,478 of 72,339
all-time among girls
97
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Odena's 97 recorded births place it above 61.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

Odena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Odena's full recorded timeline at 1926, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Odena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1945

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1921)
13
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
468101214 191419161919192119221924192619291930193319351945 6

Odena by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (46 births, 47% of the file).

1920s was Odena's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Odena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (47% of all-time use).

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

Odena by state

Where Odena concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Odena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.2%
Texas share of Odena's total US births 5.2%

5 of 97 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Odena?
97 babies have been named Odena since 1914. All-time, it sits at #27,478 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1921 with 13 births.
Where does Odena sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odena ranks #27,478 of 72,339 girls' 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 Odena most popular?
Odena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Odena most popular?
The top states for the name Odena are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Odena been used?
The SSA has tracked Odena since 1914 -- 32 years through the most recent 1945 data.
What names are similar to Odena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Odessa, Odette, Odell, Odelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Odena's data

  • Odena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Odenas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Odena: 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, 1914–1945 (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 Odena 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.