Odis

Last seen for girls in 1944 at #3,687 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 98.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
1910 · 55 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
8,229
since 1884

Odis over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Odis has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #332, 1910boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#5,86115
2024—#6,19914
2023—#6,89712
2022—#7,26211
2021—#7,58710
2020—#4,54021
2019—#7,17311
2018—#7,13611
2017—#5,52616
2016—#10,7446
2015—#8,0409
2014—#12,1085
2013—#12,1365
2012—#9,7097
2011—#6,57812
2010—#7,59110
2009—#12,4915
2008——
2007—#10,9216
2006—#8,7328
2005—#8,2998
2004——
2003—#7,8318
2002—#9,3926
2001—#7,5368
2000—#6,8399
1999—#7,1398
1998—#6,3149
1997—#4,05916
1996—#7,9716
1995—#4,50813
1994—#3,59618
1993—#3,66117
1992—#5,23610
1991—#4,76011
1990—#2,78023
1989—#2,78422
1988—#3,35015
1987—#2,40023
1986—#2,77918
1985—#3,59912
1984—#1,72333
1983—#1,71133
1982—#2,11125
1981—#2,03826
1980—#1,61936
1979—#1,83330
1978—#1,79429
1977—#2,00824
1976—#1,46937
1975—#1,70429
1974—#1,47135
1973—#1,51432
1972—#1,23045
1971—#1,15750
1970—#1,25344
1969—#1,26539
1968—#1,03451
1967—#1,11744
1966—#99853
1965—#1,05549
1964—#97361
1963—#1,10048
1962—#1,14745
1961—#93367
1960—#92766
1959—#94666
1958—#92867
1957—#95763
1956—#84079
1955—#74596
1954—#77884
1953—#707101
1952—#75587
1951—#70198
1950—#662111
1949—#77080
1948—#640112
1947—#598129
1946—#68589
1945—#586106
1944#3,6877#601104
1943—#633101
1942—#558121
1941#4,4205#532122
1940#4,3495#536120
1939—#533116
1938—#506133
1937#4,2555#526121
1936—#545111
1935—#512126
1934#3,8026#506131
1933#3,7536#484134
1932#3,2748#470149
1931#3,8486#478141
1930—#485149
1929#3,6827#470156
1928—#437187
1927#3,8757#419208
1926#3,5648#446185
1925—#488156
1924#5,0615#452182
1923#4,3766#435195
1922#3,15210#436193
1921#5,0995#420208
1920#2,73112#431194
1919#4,8145#416198
1918#3,2449#471158
1917#3,3448#430174
1916#3,2588#402190
1915—#441152
1914#2,4349#429125
1913#2,1649#415108
1912#2,9795#47468
1911#2,4635#37955
1910—#33255
1909—#34446
1908—#49925
1907—#45726
1906—#50320
1905—#46323
1904#1,8775#61214
1903—#45121
1902—#65112
1901—#48716
1900—#42428
1899—#54813
1898—#57314
1897—#55614
1896—#72210
1895—#8727
1894—#7309
1893—#9076
1892—#9566
1891——
1890—#7398
1889—#9745
1888—#64810
1887—#9215
1886—#8456
1885——
1884—#8486
1883——
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First appearance
1884

The first year at least five boys were named Odis! It came in at #848, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Odis is popular in 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedMNIllinois: #518 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,437 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedMOKentucky: #246 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,986 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #365 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,982 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedKSArkansas: #172 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 931 boysARTennessee: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,861 boysTNNorth Carolina: #370 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,709 boysNCSouth Carolina: #334 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,274 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #225 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,496 boysOKLouisiana: #215 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,271 boysLAMississippi: #169 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,042 boysMSAlabama: #162 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,064 boysALGeorgia: #342 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,531 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedHITexas: #297 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,925 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Odis, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#162 · 1 in 1,064
  2. Mississippi#169 · 1 in 1,042
  3. Arkansas#172 · 1 in 931
  4. Louisiana#215 · 1 in 1,271
  5. Oklahoma#225 · 1 in 1,496

Best ever in a state: #107 in Arkansas, 1919.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#162241 in 1,064
Mississippi#169181 in 1,042
Arkansas#172191 in 931
Louisiana#215151 in 1,271
Oklahoma#225151 in 1,496
Tennessee#230131 in 1,861
Kentucky#246131 in 1,986
Texas#297271 in 1,925
South Carolina#33461 in 3,274
Georgia#34281 in 3,531
Virginia#36561 in 3,982
North Carolina#37091 in 3,709
Illinois#51851 in 11,437
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Odis
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 338 spots since 2024 (#6,199 → #5,861)
  • 1,321 spots since 2020 (#4,540 → #5,861)
  • 2,179 spots since 2015 (#8,040 → #5,861)
  • Biggest jump: 273 spots in 1888 (#921 → #648)
  • Biggest drop: 326 spots in 1889 (#648 → #974)
Rise & fade · boys
26 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 1910 at #332 (55 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 67 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 78 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1892–1961
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,531
  • Highest: 1 in 3,531 boys born in 1910 were named Odis (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 22.7% of all boys named Odis (1,864) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s32#648 (1888)#847
1890s87#548 (1899)#734
1900s231#344 (1909)#489
1910s1,283#332 (1910)#419
1920s1,864#419 (1927)#443
1930s1,311#470 (1932)#505
1940s1,084#532 (1941)#614
1950s852#662 (1950)#802
1960s523#927 (1960)#1,055
1970s355#1,157 (1971)#1,543
1980s243#1,619 (1980)#2,411
1990s131#2,780 (1990)#5,002
2000s58#6,839 (2000)#9,005
2010s92#5,526 (2017)#8,674
2020s83#4,540 (2020)#6,391

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Odis in 1923

girls
#4,376
6 births · 1 in 201,061 girls
boys
#435
195 births · 1 in 5,621 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #4,376Odis6

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #435Odis195
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 201,061 of them was named Odis, which outranked 23.7% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Odis
  1. #3,971Zell7
  2. #3,971Zilla7
  3. #3,971Zillie7
  4. #4,376Odis6
  5. #4,376Aberdeen6
  6. #4,376Acie6
  7. #4,376Adalyn6
  8. #4,967Adala5
  9. #4,967Adelma5
  10. #4,967Adia5

Tied with 590 names at #4,376; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 5,621 of them was named Odis, which outranked 91.1% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Odis
  1. #432Ferdinand198
  2. #432Guadalupe198
  3. #434Marlin196
  4. #435Odis195
  5. #436Buster194
  6. #437Randall193
  7. #438Rene192
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 403Marcos#1,333 → #930
  2. ↑ 341Armin#1,333 → #992
  3. ↑ 309Betty#1,222 → #913
  4. ↑ 309Godfrey#1,222 → #913
  5. ↑ 308Val#1,181 → #873
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,021Harden#999 → #2,020
  2. ↓ 472Buel#850 → #1,322
  3. ↓ 420Trinidad#485 → #905
  4. ↓ 304Gorden#722 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 288Joy#840 → #1,128

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1923 →