How Many People Are Named Odies?
An estimated 32 people in the United States have the first name Odies. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Odies peaked in popularity in 1922 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Odies 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 Odies paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Odies is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Odies is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
32
About 1 in 10,711,073 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1922
15 births
Total Registered
198
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Odies
Odies is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 198 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Odies as a male name
Ranked #4,481 in 1961
5 male births in 1961
Peak: 1922 (15 births)
Odies: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Odies span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 90 babies were registered. Odies has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Odies by Decade
How has Odies 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.
Odies by State
Odies + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Odies
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Odies: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Odies?
We estimate approximately 32 people named Odies 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 10,711,073 Americans share this first name.
Is Odies a common name?
Odies is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 198 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Odies most popular?
Odies reached peak popularity in 1922, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Odies is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Odies a male name?
Odies is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Odies Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Odies Smith, Odies Johnson, Odies 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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