Total births
37
Boys' name · since 1915
Odom
37 babies named Odom in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 37
- total births
- 1915–1931
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
Odom sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 37 recorded since 1915.
Odom has 37 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1931.
- 37 total births
- 1915–1931 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
37 boys have been named Odom since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1931.
- 37
- total births
- 1915–1931
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Odom was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
8 babies were named Odom in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Odom's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Odom splits its recorded history at 1922: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Odom at a glance
Last recorded 1931Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Odom popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1931
- Peak year (1917)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Odom by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Odom's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Odom births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Odom? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 37 babies named Odom. The most recent recorded year was 1931. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 8 births.
When was Odom most popular? ▼
Odom was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Odom been used? ▼
Records for Odom go back to 1915, giving 17 years of history through 1931.
What names are similar to Odom? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Odonis, Odon, Odos. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Odom's data
- Odom's decade-level peak was the 1920s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Odom: Baby Name Since 1915 - 37 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/odom. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Odom 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 June 2026.