Odessa is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Odessa means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Odessa across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Odessa has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Odessa is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “long journey, wrathful”. From a Ukrainian city name linked to the Greek hero Odysseus.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 18,718 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 56 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Odessa per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1920 (470/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2014 (6/yr).
Odessa has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1920, when it ranked #555 nationally (given to 470 babies that year).
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