Odessa
Odessa was the 1197th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 193 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 278th; the most babies were born in 1920 (464). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,254 places. More babies were named Odessa in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,197 girls, up 406 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 193girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920464 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,718babies recorded
Odessa popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 154 since 1908.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,197 | 193 |
| 2020 | #1,603 | 131 |
| 2010 | #3,350 | 49 |
| 2000 | #2,662 | 56 |
| 1990 | #2,509 | 48 |
| 1980 | #2,239 | 45 |
| 1970 | #2,106 | 39 |
| 1960 | #1,112 | 95 |
| 1950 | #737 | 137 |
| 1940 | #511 | 184 |
| 1930 | #398 | 289 |
| 1920 | #304 | 464 |
| 1910 | #280 | 194 |
| 1900 | #356 | 91 |
| 1890 | #442 | 34 |
| 1880 | #464 | 14 |
How popular is Odessa, counting every spelling?
Odessa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,106 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,197 for Odessa on its own. Together these spellings went to 203 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa | 193 | #1,197 | 676 |
| Odesza | 10 | #9,931 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Odessa?
193 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Odessa (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Odessa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Odessa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Odessa?
About 6,400 people born in the US named Odessa are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 18 and 76. That makes Odessa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Odessa by state
How common Odessa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (4.2×), Wisconsin (2.9×), Washington (2.4×), Indiana (2.1×), Pennsylvania (1.8×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Odessa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Odessa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Odessa
How popular is the name Odessa?
Odessa was the 1197th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 193 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 278th; the most babies were born in 1920 (464). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,254 places. More babies were named Odessa in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Odessa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Odessa in the US.
Where is Odessa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Odessa was most common in Oregon (0.35 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Washington.