Odom
Odom is a surname originating from England. Notable people with the surname include:Andrew Odom (1936–1991), American blues singer and songwriter Antwan Odom, American football player Barry Odom, American football coach Bob Odom (1935–2014), Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Brian Odom, American football coach Carmen Hooker Odom, former state government agency head Christopher C.
Meaning & Origin of Odom
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Odom is a surname originating from England. Notable people with the surname include:Andrew Odom (1936–1991), American blues singer and songwriter Antwan Odom, American football player Barry Odom, American football coach Bob Odom (1935–2014), Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Brian Odom, American football coach Carmen Hooker Odom, former state government agency head Christopher C.
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The Story of Odom
Odom first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 8 births, good for #2,956 nationwide. About 49% of every Odom on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Odom last appeared in the published SSA data in 1931, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 37 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Odom
Odom is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 37 births in the dataset. Odom's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,956. Use the chart and map above to compare Odom'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 .
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