Boys' name · since 1910
Odies
Odies has 198 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 198
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
198 boys have been named Odies since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Odies recorded 198 times among boys since 1910, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1961.
- #13,037 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 198 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odies ranks #13,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 198
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odies's 198 recorded births place it above 71.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Odies's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Odies splits its recorded history at 1928: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Odies popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1961
- Peak year (1922)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Odies by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (90 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Odies's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Odies births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 90 births (45% of all-time use).
Odies by state
Where Odies concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 198 births nationwide.
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What to do with Odies's data
- Odies's decade-level peak was the 1920s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Odiess (5 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 Odies: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1910–1961 (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 Odies 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.