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Odessa

Girl

Meaning of Odessa: Greek: 'long journey'

Odessa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1160th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1160

193 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,718

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 45 babies1982: 66 babies1983: 55 babies1984: 40 babies1985: 38 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 37 babies1988: 41 babies1989: 39 babies1990: 48 babies19901991: 49 babies1992: 41 babies1993: 43 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 53 babies1996: 39 babies1997: 52 babies1998: 47 babies1999: 55 babies2000: 56 babies20002001: 52 babies2002: 52 babies2003: 59 babies2004: 60 babies2005: 46 babies2006: 52 babies2007: 64 babies2008: 59 babies2009: 44 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 46 babies2012: 46 babies2013: 47 babies2014: 61 babies2015: 75 babies2016: 81 babies2017: 99 babies2018: 112 babies2019: 118 babies2020: 131 babies20202021: 126 babies2022: 115 babies2023: 109 babies2024: 133 babies2025: 193 babies
US babies named Odessa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 193.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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