How Many People Are Named Oden?
An estimated 1,323 people in the United States have the first name Oden. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Oden peaked in popularity in 2022 with 102 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oden as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Oden paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Oden is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,323
About 1 in 259,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
102 births
Total Registered
1,499
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oden
Oden is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,499 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Oden as a male name
Ranked #2,221 in 2024
65 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (102 births)
Oden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oden span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 653 babies were registered. While Oden is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Oden by Decade
How has Oden tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Oden by State
Birth registrations for Oden span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Minnesota. The lowest are in Oregon, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 19 Odens were registered per state.
Oden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oden
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oden?
We estimate approximately 1,323 people named Oden are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 259,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Oden a common name?
Oden is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,499 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oden most popular?
Oden reached peak popularity in 2022, when 102 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oden is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oden a male name?
Oden is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oden Smith, Oden Johnson, Oden Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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