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Odus

100% boys · last recorded 1979

Odus has been given to about 596 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Living in the US≈ 166
Median age today84 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Odus per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1918 · 24
  • Born in 20250
  • All time596

How popular is Odus?

Its best year was 1918, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 1525th. The typical living American called Odus is about 84 years old today.

Names that sound like Odus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Odis0.68
  2. Gus0.55
  3. Adolphus0.51
  4. Otis0.49
  5. Jesus0.47
  6. Rufus0.47
  7. Cyrus0.47
  8. Titus0.47

Middle names for Odus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Odus Paul0.77
  2. Odus John0.77
  3. Odus Lee0.77
  4. Odus Dean0.76
  5. Odus Blake0.76
  6. Odus Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Odus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.74
  2. Cleoeither · 0.74
  3. Winonasister · 0.74
  4. Ilasister · 0.73
  5. Archiebrother · 0.67
  6. Hughbrother · 0.66

Where Odus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Odus Anderson0.77
    2. Odus White0.72
    3. Odus Reyes0.72
    4. Odus Moore0.72
    5. Odus Lee0.72
    6. Odus Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Odus

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.