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“Uncertain; possibly from the placename Odessa, or influenced by Odysseus” — English (placename Odessa, itself from Greek Odyssos) origin
Girl's name · #1197 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Odessa holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1197 in 2025). About 19,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
Around the world: about 1 in 7,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in France (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 21 notable people named Odessa:
Entertainers appear 3.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Odessa A'zion, American actress and voice actress.
Similar names: Althea · Odette · Liza · Sybil · Alessa · Georgiana
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