Girls' name · since 1911
Odesser
Odesser has 169 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
169 girls have been named Odesser since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odesser has been recorded 169 times among girls since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1942.
- #21,568 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 169 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odesser ranks #21,568 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 169
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odesser's 169 recorded births place it above 70.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Odesser's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Odesser's full recorded timeline at 1923, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% 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 1916 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Odesser popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1942
- Peak year (1916)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Odesser by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (87 births, 51% of the file).
1920s was Odesser's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Odesser births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
59 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 87 births (51% of all-time use).
Odesser by state
Where Odesser concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 7 | 4.1% |
7 of 169 births nationwide.
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What to do with Odesser's data
- Odesser's decade-level peak was the 1920s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Odessers (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Odesser: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1911–1942 (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 Odesser 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.