Odus
- Last seen for boys in 1979 at #6,056
- Peak · boys
- 1906 · 9 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 596since 1895
Odus over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Odus has never cracked the top 800 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 1979 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | — | |
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| 1964 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | — | |
| 1961 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | — | |
| 1943 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #1,872 | 14 |
| 1935 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #1,829 | 15 |
| 1932 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #1,981 | 16 |
| 1925 | #1,745 | 20 |
| 1924 | #1,675 | 22 |
| 1923 | #1,696 | 21 |
| 1922 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #2,059 | 16 |
| 1920 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1919 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1918 | #1,499 | 24 |
| 1917 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1916 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #1,410 | 23 |
| 1914 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1913 | #1,580 | 12 |
| 1912 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | #852 | 9 |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | — | |
| 1902 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | — | |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | — | |
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First appearance
1895
The first year at least five boys were named Odus! It came in at #1,079, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1895–1897, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Odus is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Odus in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1979
- Biggest jump: 196 spots in 1902
Rise & fade · boys
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1906 at #852 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1907, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · 1898–1906
Share of babies · boys
1 in 14,795
- Highest: 1 in 14,795 boys born in 1906 were named Odus (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 344,307 boys born in 1979 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 29.0% of all boys named Odus (173) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | #885 (1898) | #982 |
| 1900s | 29 | #852 (1906) | #982 |
| 1910s | 144 | #1,290 (1911) | #1,641 |
| 1920s | 173 | #1,543 (1920) | #1,978 |
| 1930s | 114 | #1,829 (1933) | #2,283 |
| 1940s | 51 | #2,498 (1947) | #2,959 |
| 1950s | 52 | #2,558 (1955) | #3,169 |
| 1960s | 16 | #3,601 (1964) | #3,905 |
| 1970s | 5 | #6,056 (1979) | #6,056 |
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.
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