Gender
Origin
- Greek
- odyssey, journey, voyage
Wrathful; Odessa is the feminine version of Odysseus, which has taken on the connotative meaning of wandering, traveling adventure in honor of the famous voyage in Homer''s epic The Odyssey. - Latin
Syllables
3
Themes
- Place
Pronunciation
o-dessa, od(es)-sa
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1919 (rank #2510, 11 births); most recent 1998 (rank #8473, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #302, 464 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1192, 193 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 193 |
| 2024 | – | 133 |
| 2023 | – | 109 |
| 2022 | – | 115 |
| 2021 | – | 126 |
| 2020 | – | 131 |
| 2019 | – | 118 |
| 2018 | – | 112 |
| 2017 | – | 99 |
| 2016 | – | 81 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #2073, 13 births); most recent 2024 (rank #3695, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #1553, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2569, 10 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #461, 8 births); most recent 2022 (rank #545, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence