How Many People Are Named Odetta?
An estimated 223 people in the United States have the first name Odetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Odetta peaked in popularity in 1922 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Odetta 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 Odetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
223
About 1 in 1,537,015 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1922
22 births
Total Registered
628
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Odetta
Odetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 628 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Odetta as a female name
Ranked #16,994 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (22 births)
Odetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Odetta span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 140 babies were registered. Odetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Odetta by Decade
How has Odetta 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.
Odetta + Last Name Combinations
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Odetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Odetta?
We estimate approximately 223 people named Odetta 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 1,537,015 Americans share this first name.
Is Odetta a common name?
Odetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 628 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Odetta most popular?
Odetta reached peak popularity in 1922, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Odetta is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Odetta a female name?
Odetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Odetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Odetta Smith, Odetta Johnson, Odetta 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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