Unisex name · since 1880
Odie
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 2,623 babies named Odie, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,401 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,623
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Odie is the #5401 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,623 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odie has been recorded 2,623 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #5401 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #2,783 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,401 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,623 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odie ranks #2,783 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,401 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,623 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,401 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,623
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odie's 2,623 recorded births place it above 93.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Odie compares
2,623 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Odie's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Odie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,623 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Odie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Odie splits its recorded history at 1942: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 62 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Odie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Odie popularity over time - girls
1,589 total births recorded since 1881 (Odie as girls' name)
Odie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (491 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Odie's strongest decade.
491 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Odie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 93
1880s
93 births
- 1890s 132
1890s
132 births
- 1900s 157
1900s
157 births
- 1910s
1910s
426 births
- 1920s
1920s
491 births
- 1930s
1930s
359 births
- 1940s
1940s
284 births
- 1950s
1950s
256 births
- 1960s 125
1960s
125 births
- 1970s 112
1970s
112 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 491 births (19% of all-time use).
How Odie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Odie's total volume
Odie by state
Where Odie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 222 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 192 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 181 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 83 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 67 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 38 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 24 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 8 | 0.3% |
222 of 2,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Odie's data
- Odie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (491 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Odies (222 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Odie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Odie 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.