How Many People Are Named Odysseus?
people named Odysseus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 654,760 people in the US has this name
Based on 526 babies named Odysseus in Social Security records from 1999 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
44 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Perhaps derived from Greek οδυσσομαι (odyssomai) "to hate". In Greek legend Odysseus was one of the Greek heroes who fought in the Trojan War. In the 'Odyssey' Homer relates Odysseus's misadventures on his way back to his kingdom and his wife Penelope.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Odysseus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Odysseus alive today is about 8 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 11 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Odysseus first appears in the records in 1999, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 44 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1999 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Odysseus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,827, in 2020. In 2025 it ranked #2,869.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,869 |
| Best rank | #2,827 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,125 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Odysseus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Odysseus were born in California than in any other state: about 43 of those alive today.
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