Odessa
About Odessa
The name Odessa peaked for girls at #278 in 1909. The name is most popular in Idaho, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Odessa is occasionally used for boys in 1998.
As of September 2026, Odessa ranked #1197 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #278 in 1909, Nameberry popularity #488.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,834 | 61 | 34.1 |
| 2015 | #2,450 | 75 | 42 |
| 2016 | #2,339 | 81 | 45.7 |
| 2017 | #2,002 | 99 | 57.3 |
| 2018 | #1,827 | 112 | 65.8 |
| 2019 | #1,753 | 118 | 70.3 |
| 2020 | #1,602 | 131 | 81 |
| 2021 | #1,661 | 126 | 76.8 |
| 2022 | #1,790 | 115 | 70.1 |
| 2023 | #1,846 | 109 | 67.9 |
| 2024 | #1,583 | 133 | 82.1 |
| 2025 | #1,197 | 193 | 120.1 |
World rankings
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Famous Odessas
- 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
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
Variations & nicknames
- Ody