Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Oddie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oddie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 600
- 343 boys · 257 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 212 as a first name in 2020; 152 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oddie’s family of names
Oddie may belong to the same name family as Odie. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Oddie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ollie
“of the olive tree; one who is peaceful” · “olive tree”
66% boys · 34% girls
Isadore
“a gift from the goddess Isis”
80% boys · 20% girls
Vinnie
“conquering”
75% boys · 25% girls
Elwyn
“a friend of the elves”
81% boys · 19% girls
Johnnie
“God is gracious”
68% boys · 32% girls
Golden
“the golden one”
52% boys · 48% girls
Arlington
67% boys · 33% girls
Everette
“as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar”
73% boys · 27% girls