Total births
25
Girls' name · since 1996
Odessey
25 babies named Odessey in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 25
- total births
- 1996–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Odessey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 1996.
Odessey has 25 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2002.
- 25 total births
- 1996–2002 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Odessey since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2002.
- 25
- total births
- 1996–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Odessey was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
9 babies were named Odessey in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Odessey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Odessey's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Odessey at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Odessey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2002
- Peak year (2000)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Odessey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Odessey's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Odessey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Odessey? ▼
Odessey has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 9 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
When was Odessey most popular? ▼
Odessey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Odessey been used? ▼
Records for Odessey go back to 1996, giving 7 years of history through 2002.
What names are similar to Odessey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Odessa, Odette, Odell, Odelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Odessey
Nearby Names Like Odessey
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Odessey
Odessa Girl
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Odette Girl
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Odell Girl
4,151 births
Odelia Girl
#2890 2,860 births
Odella Girl
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Compare Odessey side by side: Odessey vs Odessa Odessey vs Odette Odessey vs Odell
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Odessey: Baby Name Since 1996 - 25 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/odessey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Odessey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.