Odessa

Origin: Uncertain; possibly from the placename Odessa, or influenced by Odysseus (from English (placename Odessa, itself from Greek Odyssos))

Girl's name · #1197 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Odessa holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1197 in 2025). About 19,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Odessa is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Odessa ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,187 in France (2025) · #1,333 in Canada (2024).

Famous Odessas

Odessa A'zion — American actress and voice actress
Odessa Young — Australian actress
Odessa Rae — Canadian film producer
Odessa Grady Clay — Mother of boxer Muhammad Ali (1917–1994)
Odessa Cleveland — American actress

What Odessas become

Among 21 notable people named Odessa:

Entertainers appear 3.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Odessa A'zion, American actress and voice actress.

Similar names: Althea · Odette · Liza · Georgiana · Sybil · Susanna

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