Recorded 1914–1945 Girls' name Peak 1921 97 births

Odena — girls' name

97 babies named Odena in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s461930s251940s6
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Odena was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

13 babies were named Odena in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Odena

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Odena between 1914 and 1945, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Odena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Odena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Odena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Odena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Odena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 97 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Odena at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

97

Since 1914

32 years of records

Peak year

1921

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1914

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1945

Odena popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1921)
13
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
468101214 194519351933193019291926192419221921191919161914 5

Odena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
46 births that decade — 47% of Odena's all-time total
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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. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1921 with 13 births.
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?
Odena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 32 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Odena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Odessa, Odell, Odette, Odelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1945 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.