Recorded 1910–1961 Boys' name Peak 1922 198 births

Odies — boys' name

198 babies named Odies in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s361920s901930s331940s281950s61960s5
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Odies was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

15 babies were named Odies in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Odies

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Odies between 1910 and 1961, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Odies currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Odies performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Odies shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Odies in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Odies 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 198 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.

Odies at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

198

Since 1910

52 years of records

Peak year

1922

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1910

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1961

Odies popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1910

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1922)
15
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 19611943193319281924192019151910 7

Odies by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
90 births that decade — 45% of Odies's all-time total
1910s361920s901930s331940s281950s61960s5

Odies by state

Where Odies concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Odies
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 2.5%
Mississippi share of Odies's total US births 2.5%

5 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Odies?
198 babies have been named Odies since 1910. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1922 with 15 births.
When was Odies most popular?
Odies was most popular in the 1920s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Odies most popular?
The top states for the name Odies are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Odies been used?
Odies has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 52 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Odies?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Odin, Odis, Odie, Odilon, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1910–1961 (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.