The first name Odis
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name of African-American usage.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Odis at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 15 boys born in the United States were named Odis, the 6,065th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 208 were.
8,400
babies named Odis since 1880
#6,065
rank in 2025
1921
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Odis
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Odis AllisonAmerican professional basketball player, 1949–2022
Questions
- Is Odis a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 8,400 US babies named Odis since 1880 were boys.
- When was Odis most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 208 babies were named Odis, its highest rank at 420th.