Recorded 1995–2013 Girls' name Peak 2000 63 births

Odeth — girls' name

63 babies named Odeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s402010s11
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Odeth was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

9 babies were named Odeth in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Odeth

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Odeth between 1995 and 2013, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Odeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Odeth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Odeth 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 Odeth in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Odeth 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 63 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.

Odeth at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

63

Since 1995

19 years of records

Peak year

2000

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1995

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2013

Odeth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1995

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Odeth by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
40 births that decade — 63% of Odeth's all-time total
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Odeth by state

Where Odeth concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Odeth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 7.9%
Texas share of Odeth's total US births 7.9%

5 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Odeth?
63 babies have been named Odeth since 1995. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2000 with 9 births.
When was Odeth most popular?
Odeth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Odeth most popular?
The top states for the name Odeth are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Odeth been used?
Odeth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 19 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Odeth?
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, 1995–2013 (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.