Recorded 1911–1942 Girls' name Peak 1916 169 births

Odesser — girls' name

169 babies named Odesser in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s591920s871930s131940s10
1920s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Odesser was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

11 babies were named Odesser in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Odesser

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Odesser between 1911 and 1942, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Odesser currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Odesser performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Odesser shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Odesser in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Odesser 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 169 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.

Odesser at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

169

Since 1911

32 years of records

Peak year

1916

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1911

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1942

Odesser popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1911

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1916)
11
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 19421930192719241921191819151911 6

Odesser by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
87 births that decade — 51% of Odesser's all-time total
1910s591920s871930s131940s10

Odesser by state

Where Odesser concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Odesser
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
7 4.1%
Mississippi share of Odesser's total US births 4.1%

7 of 169 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Odesser?
169 babies have been named Odesser since 1911. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1916 with 11 births.
When was Odesser most popular?
Odesser was most popular in the 1920s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Odesser most popular?
The top states for the name Odesser are Mississippi (7 births).
How long has the name Odesser been used?
Odesser has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 32 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Odesser?
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, 1911–1942 (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.