Oded
Hebrew masculine name meaning "restorer" or "one who renews".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Oded. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Oded today is around 48 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Oded births was 1974 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Oded. 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 Oded. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
1974
6 babies that year
Average age
48
years old
1974 SSA rank
#5,071
Tracked since 1974
Census
Oded in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 410 people with the first name Oded, which placed it at #23,765 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
#23,765
National first-name rank
People counted
410
410 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
85.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Oded
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Oded is White at 85.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.0%) and Black (1.5%). 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 Oded 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 Oded at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White85.4% · 350
- Hispanic or Latino11.0% · 45
- Black or African American1.5% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 6
- Two or more races0.7% · 3
Popularity
Oded: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Oded 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 Oded during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Geography
Where Odeds live
Origin
Meaning and history of Oded
The given name Oded is a Hebrew masculine name that originates from the Hebrew Bible. It is derived from the Hebrew word "oded," which means "to restore" or "to renew." The name can be traced back to ancient Israel, where it was used during the period of the biblical judges and kings, around the 11th century BCE.
Oded was the name of a prophet mentioned in the Second Book of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible. In 2 Chronicles 28:9-15, the prophet Oded is described as confronting the Israelite army and convincing them to release the captives they had taken from Judah. This event is believed to have occurred around the 8th century BCE during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Oded was Oded ben Shualah, a Levite prophet who lived during the reign of King Asa of Judah in the 9th century BCE, as mentioned in 2 Chronicles 15:1-8.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the first name Oded. One of the most famous was Oded Yinon, an Israeli journalist and former Israeli Foreign Ministry official who authored the controversial "Yinon Plan" in 1982, which advocated for the fragmentation of Israel's neighboring Arab states.
Another noteworthy individual was Oded Gur-Aryeh, an Israeli military commander who led the Israeli forces during the Six-Day War in 1967. He was born in 1917 and passed away in 1994.
Oded Borowski, an Israeli archaeologist and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, made significant contributions to the study of ancient pottery and the historical geography of Israel. He was born in 1923 and died in 2012.
Oded Lipschits, an Israeli archaeologist and professor at Tel Aviv University, is known for his research on the history and archaeology of ancient Judah and the Persian period. He was born in 1963 and is still actively involved in academic pursuits.
Oded Fehr, an Israeli-American actor, is best known for his roles in films such as "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns." He was born in 1970 and continues to work in the entertainment industry.
People
Oded + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Oded as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with O
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Oded: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oded?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Oded 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 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Oded a common name?
We classify Oded as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Oded most popular?
The single biggest year for Oded was 1974, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Oded is about 48 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Oded in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 410 people with the name Oded, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,765 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 Oded 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 Oded?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Oded leans strongly male. 389 people counted with this name were male (95.3%), compared with 19 female bearers (4.7%). 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 Oded?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Oded is White at 85.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.0%) and Black (1.5%). 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 Oded most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Oded in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.4% (350 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 Oded in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Oded a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Oded 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 Oded still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Oded 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 Oded 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 people share the name Oded?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.