Odie
Last seen for girls in 1963 at #5,891 · #5,399 for boys in 2025, 17 births
Given to boys 62.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1899 · 19 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,623since 1880
Odie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #5,399 | 17 | |
| 2024 | — | #8,987 | 8 | |
| 2023 | — | #8,255 | 9 | |
| 2022 | — | #10,863 | 6 | |
| 2021 | — | #6,698 | 12 | |
| 2020 | — | #9,554 | 7 | |
| 2019 | — | #8,889 | 8 | |
| 2018 | — | #12,156 | 5 | |
| 2017 | — | #8,140 | 9 | |
| 2016 | — | #9,664 | 7 | |
| 2015 | — | #10,644 | 6 | |
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | #11,472 | 5 | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #8,209 | 7 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | #7,422 | 6 | |
| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
| 1990 | — | #5,382 | 9 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,229 | 7 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | #4,968 | 8 | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | #5,147 | 7 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,552 | 8 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,499 | 8 | |
| 1982 | — | #6,385 | 5 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,961 | 7 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,430 | 12 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,842 | 7 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,215 | 12 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,836 | 9 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,095 | 12 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,309 | 7 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,318 | 10 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,716 | 13 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,991 | 11 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,052 | 20 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,891 | 11 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,935 | 6 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,242 | 13 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,327 | 12 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,114 | 15 | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #2,115 | 15 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | — | #2,706 | 10 | |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #1,812 | 20 |
| 1959 | — | #1,588 | 25 | |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #1,547 | 26 |
| 1956 | — | #1,821 | 19 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,572 | 24 | |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #1,382 | 30 |
| 1953 | — | #1,357 | 31 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #1,245 | 35 |
| 1951 | — | #1,643 | 21 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,464 | 25 | |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #1,544 | 23 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #1,487 | 24 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #1,394 | 28 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #1,236 | 32 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #1,139 | 33 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #1,525 | 20 |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | #1,155 | 35 |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | #1,334 | 27 |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | #1,254 | 28 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #1,135 | 34 |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 | #1,297 | 26 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #1,076 | 36 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 | #1,074 | 36 |
| 1936 | #1,480 | 25 | #1,205 | 30 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #1,078 | 36 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #1,116 | 35 |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 | #1,103 | 35 |
| 1932 | #1,488 | 26 | #992 | 44 |
| 1931 | #1,199 | 36 | #901 | 51 |
| 1930 | #1,434 | 29 | #1,299 | 30 |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 | #1,026 | 44 |
| 1928 | #1,338 | 33 | #1,078 | 42 |
| 1927 | #1,139 | 45 | #1,080 | 43 |
| 1926 | #1,449 | 31 | #1,064 | 43 |
| 1925 | #1,210 | 41 | #984 | 48 |
| 1924 | #1,503 | 31 | #872 | 62 |
| 1923 | #1,782 | 23 | #1,041 | 46 |
| 1922 | #1,285 | 37 | #991 | 51 |
| 1921 | #1,184 | 42 | #991 | 50 |
| 1920 | #1,349 | 34 | #865 | 62 |
| 1919 | #1,042 | 48 | #859 | 59 |
| 1918 | #1,091 | 45 | #831 | 62 |
| 1917 | #1,026 | 47 | #864 | 54 |
| 1916 | #904 | 56 | #864 | 53 |
| 1915 | #958 | 48 | #804 | 57 |
| 1914 | #956 | 38 | #986 | 32 |
| 1913 | #881 | 36 | #745 | 39 |
| 1912 | #960 | 28 | #783 | 31 |
| 1911 | #766 | 32 | #759 | 18 |
| 1910 | #877 | 24 | #634 | 21 |
| 1909 | #731 | 30 | #615 | 19 |
| 1908 | #809 | 23 | #657 | 16 |
| 1907 | #760 | 24 | #699 | 14 |
| 1906 | #689 | 28 | #590 | 16 |
| 1905 | #797 | 21 | #549 | 18 |
| 1904 | #805 | 20 | #538 | 17 |
| 1903 | #760 | 20 | #550 | 16 |
| 1902 | #667 | 25 | #744 | 10 |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 | #559 | 13 |
| 1900 | #676 | 28 | #578 | 18 |
| 1899 | #514 | 33 | #424 | 19 |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | #611 | 13 |
| 1897 | #699 | 20 | #584 | 13 |
| 1896 | #790 | 17 | #518 | 16 |
| 1895 | #658 | 22 | #556 | 14 |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | #464 | 18 |
| 1893 | #739 | 16 | #509 | 14 |
| 1892 | #830 | 13 | #688 | 10 |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #578 | 20 | #629 | 10 |
| 1889 | #641 | 16 | #446 | 17 |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | #752 | 7 |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | #605 | 10 |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | #570 | 11 |
| 1883 | #499 | 15 | #720 | 7 |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | #576 | 11 |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | #653 | 8 |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Odie was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1986, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Odie is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#299 · 1 in 2,746
- Mississippi#359 · 1 in 3,104
- Arkansas#369 · 1 in 2,979
- Kentucky#468 · 1 in 5,264
- Texas#643 · 1 in 6,542
Best ever in a state: #159 in Mississippi, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #299 | 9 | 1 in 2,746 |
| Mississippi | #359 | 6 | 1 in 3,104 |
| Arkansas | #369 | 6 | 1 in 2,979 |
| Kentucky | #468 | 5 | 1 in 5,264 |
| Texas | #643 | 8 | 1 in 6,542 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Odie
- 3,588 spots since 2024 (#8,987 → #5,399)
- 4,155 spots since 2020 (#9,554 → #5,399)
- 5,245 spots since 2015 (#10,644 → #5,399)
- Biggest jump: 398 spots in 1931 (#1,299 → #901)
- Biggest drop: 334 spots in 1891 (#629 → #963)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1899 at #424 (19 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 63 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1880–1922
- Highest: 1 in 5,590 boys born in 1899 were named Odie (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 100,475 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 18.7% of all boys named Odie (491) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1927, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 93 | #446 (1889) | #658 |
| 1890s | 132 | #424 (1899) | #595 |
| 1900s | 157 | #538 (1904) | #608 |
| 1910s | 426 | #634 (1910) | #813 |
| 1920s | 491 | #865 (1920) | #999 |
| 1930s | 359 | #901 (1931) | #1,114 |
| 1940s | 284 | #1,135 (1940) | #1,320 |
| 1950s | 256 | #1,245 (1952) | #1,539 |
| 1960s | 125 | #1,812 (1960) | #2,492 |
| 1970s | 112 | #2,052 (1971) | #3,327 |
| 1980s | 62 | #3,430 (1980) | #5,021 |
| 1990s | 20 | #5,382 (1990) | #7,013 |
| 2000s | 12 | #8,209 (2000) | #9,841 |
| 2010s | 35 | #8,140 (2017) | #9,899 |
| 2020s | 59 | #5,399 (2025) | #8,293 |
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.
Odie in 1921
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 29,359 of them was named Odie, which outranked 79.8% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,168Shizuko43
- #1,168Trudie43
- #1,168Veva43
- #1,184Odie42
- #1,184Ailene42
- #1,184Aleene42
- #1,184Ardath42
- #1,205Allean41
- #1,205Alleen41
- #1,205Cleopatra41
Tied with 20 names at #1,184; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 22,029 of them was named Odie, which outranked 80.1% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).