Odarius
A masculine name, possibly of Greek origin, meaning a wanderer or adventurer.
Name Census estimates that about 80 living Americans carry the first name Odarius. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Odarius today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Odarius births was 1993 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Odarius. 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 Odarius. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
80
~ 1 in 4,284,429 Americans
Peak year
1993
9 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2009 SSA rank
#12,062
Tracked since 1988
Popularity
Odarius: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Odarius from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 42 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Odarius remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Odarius 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 Odarius during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Odarius
The name Odarius is a relatively modern invention, having no known origins in ancient languages or cultures. It appears to be a combination of the Greek prefix "od-" meaning "journey" or "path," and the Latin suffix "-arius" meaning "pertaining to." However, there is no clear consensus on the exact roots or meaning behind this name.
Despite its recent coinage, the name Odarius has gained some popularity, particularly in the United States. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name is Odarius Farmer, an American football player born in 1983, who played as a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for several teams between 2005 and 2009.
Another notable bearer of the name is Odarius King, an American professional basketball player born in 1992. He played college basketball for the South Carolina Upstate Spartans and has since played professionally in various leagues around the world, including the NBA G League and overseas in countries like France and Israel.
In the world of music, Odarius Dewayne Reynold, better known by his stage name "OddSquad," is an American rapper and songwriter born in 1992. He is known for his collaborations with other artists and has released several mixtapes and albums since the early 2010s.
Another individual with the name is Odarius McRae, an American football player born in 1994. He played college football at Southern University and has been a part of several NFL teams' practice squads, though he has yet to make an active roster appearance in a regular season game.
Odarius Himes is an American sprinter and hurdler born in 1993. He competed in track and field events for the University of South Carolina and has represented the United States in various international competitions, including the World Athletics Championships and the Pan American Games.
While the name Odarius is relatively uncommon, it has been embraced by a diverse group of individuals, primarily in the fields of sports and entertainment, in recent decades. However, its precise origins and historical significance remain largely unknown.
People
Odarius + last name combinations
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Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Odarius: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Odarius?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 80 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Odarius 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 1 in 4,284,429 US residents.
Is Odarius a common name?
We classify Odarius as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 82 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Odarius most popular?
The single biggest year for Odarius was 1993, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Odarius is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Odarius a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Odarius 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.
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.