Unisex name · since 1982
Odyssey
734 babies named Odyssey in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,918 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 734
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Odyssey currently ranks #4918 among unisex names in America, with 734 babies recorded since 1982.
Odyssey has 734 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4918 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of girls, 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 1982 to 2025.
- #9,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,918 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 734 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odyssey ranks #9,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,918 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 734 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,918 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 734
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Odyssey's 734 recorded births place it above 87.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Odyssey compares
734 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Odyssey's all-time total is 95% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Odyssey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 734 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Odyssey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Odyssey splits its recorded history at 2004: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Odyssey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Odyssey popularity over time - boys
41 total births recorded since 1997 (Odyssey as boys' name)
Odyssey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (213 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Odyssey's strongest decade.
213 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Odyssey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
213 births
- 2020s
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 213 births (29% of all-time use).
How Odyssey 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 Odyssey's total volume
Odyssey by state
Where Odyssey concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 5.3% |
| #2 | California | | 22 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
39 of 734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Odyssey's data
- Odyssey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (213 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Odysseys (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Odyssey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Odyssey 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.