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The name Odessa peaked for boys at #1535 in 1908. Odessa is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

The name Odessa is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "voyage".

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Odessa, (transcribed as Odesa in Ukrainian) is a Ukrainian port city and was given its name by Catherine the Great, who was inspired by Homer's Odyssey. It would make an original and intriguing choice. 
 Though rare today, Odessa had more U.S. popularity in the past than you might imagine. It actually ranked in the Top 1000 every year from 1880, the year Social Security records began to be kept, through until 1956. Then anti-Russian sentiment during the Cold War took it off the table. Michael Chiklis, onetime Commish, has a daughter named Odessa.
 
Recent years have seen Odessa receive increased (though quiet) interest again in the US, with 133 girls given the name in the latest count, the highest number of babies called Odessa in a single year since the 60s.

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The name Odessa is currently ranked #959 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #278 in 1909. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in ODESSA, ODESSA, and ODESSA. Odessa is occasionally used for boys in 1998.

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