Recorded 1920–2023 Girls' name Peak 1920 10 births

Odesa — girls' name

10 babies named Odesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s52020s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Odesa was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

5 babies were named Odesa in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Odesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Odesa between 1920 and 2023, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Odesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Odesa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Odesa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Odesa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Odesa at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

10

Since 1920

104 years of records

Peak year

1920

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1920

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2023

Odesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1920

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1920)
5
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
5 20231920 5

Odesa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Odesa's all-time total
1920s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Odesa?
10 babies have been named Odesa since 1920. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1920 with 5 births.
When was Odesa most popular?
Odesa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Odesa been used?
Odesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 104 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Odesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Odessa, Odell, Odette, Odelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.