boy's name
Odis
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 8,400
Odis is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1927, when 215 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
Odis over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 32 |
| 1890s | 87 |
| 1900s | 236 |
| 1910s | 1,341 |
| 1920s | 1,924 |
| 1930s | 1,342 |
| 1940s | 1,101 |
| 1950s | 852 |
| 1960s | 523 |
| 1970s | 355 |
| 1980s | 243 |
| 1990s | 131 |
| 2000s | 58 |
| 2010s | 92 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 83 |
How popular is Odis?
In 2025, Odis was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Odis
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Odis also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Odis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Odis
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Odis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Odis
How popular is the name Odis?
In 2025, Odis was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Odis a girl's or a boy's name?
Odis is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Odis most popular?
Odis peaked in 1927, when 215 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Odis a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Odis currently ranks #6,044 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.