Boys' name · since 1999
Odysseus
Odysseus has 526 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,664 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,869 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 526
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Odysseus currently ranks #2869 among boys' names in America, with 526 babies recorded since 1999.
Odysseus has 526 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2869 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #7,664 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,869 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 526 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odysseus ranks #7,664 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,869 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 526 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,664 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,869 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 526
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Odysseus's 526 recorded births place it above 83.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Odysseus compares
526 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Odysseus's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Odysseus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 526 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Odysseus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Odysseus splits its recorded history at 2014: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Odysseus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Odysseus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (247 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Odysseus's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Odysseus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
247 births
- 2020s
2020s
226 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 247 births (47% of all-time use).
How Odysseus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Odysseus's total volume
Odysseus by state
Where Odysseus concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 1.0% |
43 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Odysseus's data
- Odysseus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (247 total births) through the 2020s (226) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Odysseuss (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Odysseus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Odysseus 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.