Girls' name · since 1897
Odessie
Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 597 babies named Odessie, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 597
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
597 girls have been named Odessie since 1897, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Odessie recorded 597 times among girls since 1897, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 1949.
- #10,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 597 born since 1897
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odessie ranks #10,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 597 born since 1897, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 597
- born since 1897
- 1920s
- peak decade
Odessie's 597 recorded births place it above 85.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Odessie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Odessie splits its recorded history at 1921: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1903 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Odessie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–1949
- Peak year (1923)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Odessie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (243 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Odessie's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Odessie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 65
1900s
65 births
- 1910s
1910s
150 births
- 1920s
1920s
243 births
- 1930s 96
1930s
96 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 243 births (41% of all-time use).
How Odessie 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 Odessie's total volume
Odessie by state
Where Odessie concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 66 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 25 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.8% |
66 of 597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Odessie's data
- Odessie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Odessies (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Odessie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1897–1949 (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 Odessie 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.