Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: rare
OdedIn Hebrew: עודד · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: עוֹדֵדRomanization: oded
Oded (Hebrew: עודד) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 6,510 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1978, with 190 babies.
- People in Israel
- 6,510
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- 1978
- 190 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Oded
In Hebrew letters the name is עודד, read right to left. Oded is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "oded" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Oded
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Oded by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Oded
How do you write Oded in Hebrew?
Oded is written עודד in Hebrew (with vowel points: עוֹדֵד). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "oded".
How many people in Israel are named Oded?
6,510 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name עודד: 0 women and 6,510 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Oded a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named עודד are men.
What does the name Oded mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Oded"
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.