Name Legacy

Oda

Recorded 1880–1962 · United States

Oda was most popular in 1918, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,857 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,625 people named Oda.

Most popular in1918
Rank that year#1,857
Births that year52
Total since 18801,625
Given to81% girls

Oda over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Oda’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Oda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Oda is mostly a girl’s name — 81.5% of the 1,625 Americans given it were girls and 18.5% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Oda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org