Odis

Where Odis comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Odis.

Odis through the years
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #848 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1910
    Peak, #332
    55 babies named Odis, its best rank.
  3. 1949
    Odis Allison born
    American professional basketball player
  4. 1957
    Odis McKinney born
    American football player
  5. 1977
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,008.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name of African-American usage.
Namesakes
  • Odis Allison · American professional basketball player, 1949–2022
  • Odis McKinney · American football player, born 1957

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.