Odessa

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning odyssey; wrathful.

Babies a year
97
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Odessa by the numbers

Odessa was given to 97 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 464 babies in 1920, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Odessa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Odesza6 in the US (2017)
  • Odeliai will praise god; a form of odilia12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Olesiadefender of men; a form of alexandra7 in the US (2017)
  • Olesyadefender of men; a form of Aleksandra6 in the US (2017)
  • Olyssa6 in the US (2017)
  • Odeya5 in the US (2017)

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