Od
A name of Russian origin potentially meaning "descendant" or "continuation".
Name Census estimates that about 0 living Americans carry the first name Od. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Od today is around 0 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Od births was 1917 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Od. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Od. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
0
~ - Americans
Peak year
1917
5 babies that year
Average age
-
1917 SSA rank
#4,410
Tracked since 1917
Census
Od in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 225 people with the first name Od, which placed it at #35,641 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,641
National first-name rank
People counted
225
225 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
56.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Od
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Od is Black at 56.0%. The next largest groups are White (26.7%) and Hispanic (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Od described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Od at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American56.0% · 126
- White26.7% · 60
- Hispanic or Latino5.8% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.8% · 13
- Two or more races5.8% · 13
Popularity
Od: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Od by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Od during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Od
The name Od has its origins in the Proto-Indo-European language, which dates back to around 4500 BC. It is believed to have been derived from the root word "od-" or "aud-", meaning "to breathe" or "to smell". This root word is also present in other Indo-European languages such as Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin.
In ancient Hindu texts, the name Od appears as a variant of the Sanskrit name "Odati", which means "to give forth a fragrance". This name was often associated with the gods of nature and fertility, and it was believed to bestow the bearer with good luck and prosperity.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Od can be found in the ancient Greek epic poem, the Iliad, written by Homer around the 8th century BC. In the poem, Od is mentioned as the name of a minor character, a soldier in the Trojan War.
During the Roman era, the name Od was sometimes used as a shortened form of the Latin name "Odoacer", which means "wealthy in property". Odoacer was also the name of a Germanic king who ruled Italy from 476 to 493 AD, after deposing the last Western Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus.
In the Middle Ages, the name Od was relatively uncommon, but it did appear in some historical records. One notable figure was Od of Bayeux (c. 1050 – c. 1120), a Norman priest and historian who is best known for his work, the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
Another famous bearer of the name Od was Od Trudon (c. 660 – 713), a Frankish monk and saint who founded the Abbey of St. Trond in present-day Belgium. He is celebrated as the patron saint of the city of St. Trond and is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church.
In the Renaissance period, the name Od was occasionally used by artists and writers, although it remained relatively rare. One example is Od Manetti (1375 – 1459), an Italian historian and biographer from Florence, who wrote extensively about the lives of famous figures from his time.
While the name Od has fallen out of widespread use in modern times, it remains a unique and intriguing name with a rich historical background that spans several millennia and multiple cultures.
People
Od + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with O
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Od: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Od?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 0 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Od going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about - US residents.
Is Od a common name?
We classify Od as "Very Rare". It ranks above 2.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Od most popular?
The single biggest year for Od was 1917, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Od is about 0 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Od in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 225 people with the name Od, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,641 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Od in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Od?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Od leans strongly male. 200 people counted with this name were male (91.7%), compared with 18 female bearers (8.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Od?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Od is Black at 56.0%. The next largest groups are White (26.7%) and Hispanic (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Od most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Od in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.0% (126 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Od in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Od a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Od in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Od still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Od in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Od can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Od?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Od, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.