Girls' name · since 1901
Odessia
601 babies named Odessia in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 601
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odessia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 601 have been recorded since 1901.
Odessia has 601 recorded births among girls since 1901, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1975.
- #10,547 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 601 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odessia ranks #10,547 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 601 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 601
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odessia's 601 recorded births place it above 85.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Odessia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Odessia's full recorded timeline at 1934, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1904, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Odessia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1975
- Peak year (1922)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Odessia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (196 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Odessia's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Odessia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s
1910s
101 births
- 1920s
1920s
196 births
- 1930s
1930s
113 births
- 1940s
1940s
98 births
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 196 births (33% of all-time use).
How Odessia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Odessia's total volume
Odessia by state
Where Odessia concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 601 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Odessia's data
- Odessia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (196 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Odessias (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Odessia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1901–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Odessia 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 August 2026.