Boys' name · since 1895
Odus
596 babies named Odus in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,102 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 596
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 596 recorded since 1895.
Social Security Administration records show Odus recorded 596 times among boys since 1895, 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 1895 to 1979.
- #7,102 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 596 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odus ranks #7,102 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 596 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,102 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 596
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odus's 596 recorded births place it above 84.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Odus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Odus's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1895, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Odus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1979
- Peak year (1918)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Odus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (173 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Odus's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Odus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 29
1900s
29 births
- 1910s
1910s
144 births
- 1920s
1920s
173 births
- 1930s
1930s
114 births
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s 52
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 173 births (29% of all-time use).
How Odus 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 Odus's total volume
Odus by state
Where Odus concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Odus's data
- Odus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Oduss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Odus
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Odus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1895–1979 (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 Odus 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.