Odessa

Russian form of Odesa, Ukrainian place-name

"voyage"

The name Odessa is currently ranked #959 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #278 in 1908. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in ODESSA, ODESSA, and ODESSA. Odessa is occasionally used for boys in 1998.

Odessa Rank in US Top 1000

# 959 in the US

Odessa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 573 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Odessa

• 573 Nameberry 2025
• 583 Unique 2024

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Famous People Named Odessa

• Odessa Cleveland American actress
• Odessa Warren Grey American milliner, entrepreneur, and performer
• Odessa Lee Grady Clay mother of American boxer Muhammad Ali
• Odessa Young Australian actress
• Odessa Zion Segall Adlon also known as Odessa A'zion, actress and daughter of Pamela Adlon
• Odessa Chiklis daughter of actor Michael Chiklis
• Odessa Piper chef
• Jennifer Odessa Nettles lead singer of American country band Sugarland

The name Odessa in Pop Culture

• Odessa Green Light, main character in "Odessa Again" by Dana Reinhardt
• Odessa Cubbage minor character in video game "Half,Life 2"
• Odessa Dobson a character in TV movie The Spoils of Babylon
• Odessa character in the fantasy series Etheria
• Odessa recurring character on Into the Badlands
• Odessa song by Caribou