Oda
Oda is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, Norwegian, Germanic.
- German
- Norwegian
- Germanic
Meaning & Origin of Oda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oda is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, Norwegian, Germanic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Norwegian
- Germanic
The Story of Oda
As a girl name
Oda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 43 births, good for #1,126 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Odas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1962 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Odas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Oda on the record books as a boy name in 1880, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 13 Odas were born — ranking #2,152 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Odas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1956 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 301 Odas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Oda
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Names that sound like Oda
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About the name Oda
Oda is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Oda's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #1,126. Use the chart and map above to compare Oda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.