Odis
Variant of Otis, an English surname formed from the medieval name Ode, a form of Otto, from Germanic aud, wealth.
Odis in 2025
Odis was given to 15 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 12,759th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 221,023 babies born.
The history of Odis
Odis reached its highest point in 1927, when 215 babies were given the name, ranking 861st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 846th, in 1916.
Across the 142 years of records since 1884, 8,400 babies have been named Odis. Half of them were born before 1933, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Odis by decade
| Decade | Babies named Odis | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 32 | 1,498 |
| 1890s | 87 | 1,428 |
| 1900s | 236 | 924 |
| 1910s | 1,341 | 846 |
| 1920s | 1,924 | 861 |
| 1930s | 1,342 | 955 |
| 1940s | 1,101 | 1,114 |
| 1950s | 852 | 1,456 |
| 1960s | 523 | 2,213 |
| 1970s | 355 | 2,835 |
| 1980s | 243 | 4,123 |
| 1990s | 131 | 6,898 |
| 2000s | 58 | 16,652 |
| 2010s | 92 | 12,455 |
| 2020s | 83 | 9,951 |
Where Odis is heading
Odis has risen 67% over the past decade, from 9 babies in 2015 to 15 in 2025.
Names like Odis
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Odis.