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.

#24,361 of 45,481
all-time among boys
37
born since 1915
1920s
peak 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.

  • #24,361 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 37 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odom ranks #24,361 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#24,361 of 45,481
all-time among boys
37
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Odom's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1931

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
456789 191519171920192219241931 5

Odom by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (18 births, 49% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Odom? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 37 babies named Odom. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #24,361 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1931. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 8 births.
Where does Odom sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odom ranks #24,361 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Odom

Nearby Names Like Odom

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Odom

Odonis Boy
#13384 22 births
Odon Boy
17 births
Odos Boy
6 births

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Flossie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Odom: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1931 (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 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 August 2026.