Given name
Oded
“upholder, encourager”·“one who is supportive and encouraging”
Oded is used as a given name. Interpretations include “upholder, encourager” and “one who is supportive and encouraging” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewעודד
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “upholder, encourager” and “one who is supportive and encouraging” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'adad (עדד), “to repeatedly encounter or pass by.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Oded appears in 2 Chronicles 15:1, 2 Chronicles 15:8, 2 Chronicles 28:9.
- 2 Chronicles 15:1
- 2 Chronicles 15:8
- 2 Chronicles 28:9
From biblical name research
Oded through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 6 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 6 in 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 408 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oded’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, Oded is a Roman-alphabet rendering of עודד.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Oded
- Oded FehrIsraeli actorborn 1970
- Oded Kotleractorborn 1937
- Oded KattashIsraeli basketball coachborn 1974
- Oded GalorIsraeli-American economist (1953-)
- Oded SchrammIsraeli mathematician (1961-2008)
- Oded GoldreichIsraeli computer scientistborn 1957
- Oded ForerIsraeli politicianborn 1977
- Oded BrandweinIsraeli basketball player (born 1988)
- Oded KogutIsraeli cylistborn 2001
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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