Is Odean a boy or girl name?

Odean is a unisex name. Of the 728 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 51.8% were girls and 48.2% were boys. It changed hands in 1930, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Odean

Recorded 1914–1964 · United States

Odean was most popular in 1924, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,361 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 728 people named Odean.

Odean over time

Births per year. The dot marks Odean’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Odean a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Odean is a unisex name — 51.8% of the 728 Americans given it were girls and 48.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 1930 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

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