Boys' name · since 1884
Odis
8,229 babies named Odis in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,347 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,877 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,229
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
8,229 babies have been named Odis since 1884, making it today's #5877 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Odis recorded 8,229 times among boys since 1884, holding rank #5877 nationally today, ahead of 58% of boys, 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 1884 to 2025.
- #1,347 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,877 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,229 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odis ranks #1,347 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,877 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,229 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,347 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,877 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,229
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odis's 8,229 recorded births place it above 97.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Odis compares
8,229 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Odis's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Odis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,229 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 208 | 34 | 22,252 |
Odis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Odis's full recorded timeline at 1955, 23% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 77% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 208 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Odis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 208
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Odis popularity over time - girls
171 total births recorded since 1904 (Odis as girls' name)
Odis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,864 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Odis's strongest decade.
1,864 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Odis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 32
1880s
32 births
- 1890s 87
1890s
87 births
- 1900s 231
1900s
231 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,283 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,864 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,311 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,084 births
- 1950s
1950s
852 births
- 1960s 523
1960s
523 births
- 1970s 355
1970s
355 births
- 1980s 243
1980s
243 births
- 1990s 131
1990s
131 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 92
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 83
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,864 births (23% of all-time use).
How Odis 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 Odis's total volume
Odis by state
Where Odis concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,383 | 16.8% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 719 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 604 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 516 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 488 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 408 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 404 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 381 | 4.6% |
1,383 of 8,229 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Odis appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Odis's data
- Odis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,864 total births); usage has since declined to 83 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Odiss (1,383 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Odis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Odis 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.