Odyssey
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning long wandering journey; from Homer's epic.
Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Odyssey by the numbers
Odyssey was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that mean a traveller
Like Odyssey, each of these has a traveller in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Fernandobold voyager; adventurous journey1,139 in the US (2017)
- Romeopilgrim to Rome260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fernandabold voyager; feminine form of Ferdinand732 in the US (2017)
- Palmerpalm bearer; pilgrim to Holy Land424 in the US (2017)
- Tripptraveler; one who takes trips363 in the US (2017)
- Wallaceforeigner; Welsh person; from Old English Wealh196 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Odyssey
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