How Many People Are Named Odessa?
people named Odessa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 51,707 people in the US has this name
Based on 18,718 babies named Odessa in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
470 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of a Ukrainian city that sits on the north coast of the Black Sea. This name can also be used as a feminine form of ODYSSEUS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Odessa (99.6%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Odessa alive today is about 48 years old, and 45% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 18 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Odessa first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 470 babies. In 2025, 193 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Odessa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #278, in 1908 to 1909. In 2025 it ranked #1,197.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,197 |
| Best rank | #278 (1908 to 1909) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #326 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Odessa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Odessa were born in California than in any other state: about 340 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Odessa was given 4.3 times as often in Mississippi, 3.6 times in Georgia and 3.4 times in Arkansas.
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