Odysseus
Odysseus was the 2870th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2828th; the most babies were born in 2025 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,501 places. More babies were named Odysseus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,870 boys, down 42 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202544 babies
- Total since 1880
- 526babies recorded
Odysseus popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,870 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,828 | 43 |
| 2010 | #7,970 | 10 |
| 2000 | #9,978 | 6 |
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How popular is Odysseus, counting every spelling?
Odysseus has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Odysseus?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Odysseus (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Odysseus 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 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Odysseus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Odysseus?
About 500 people born in the US named Odysseus are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Odysseus a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Odysseus by state
How common Odysseus was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys 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 Odysseus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Odysseus, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Odysseus
How popular is the name Odysseus?
Odysseus was the 2870th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2828th; the most babies were born in 2025 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,501 places. More babies were named Odysseus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Odysseus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Odysseus in the US.
Where is Odysseus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Odysseus was most common in Washington (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.