Odessa
#1,192 for girls in 2025, 193 births · Last seen for boys in 1998 at #8,479
Given to girls 99.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1909 · 168 births
- Debut · girls
- 14 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 18,564since 1880
Odessa over time
Rank among girls' names. Odessa has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,192 | 193 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,579 | 133 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,837 | 109 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,782 | 115 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,652 | 126 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,593 | 131 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,745 | 118 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,813 | 112 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,989 | 99 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,321 | 81 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,431 | 75 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,809 | 61 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,367 | 47 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,464 | 46 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,452 | 46 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,306 | 49 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,619 | 44 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,957 | 59 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,822 | 64 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,176 | 52 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,317 | 46 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,711 | 60 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,673 | 59 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,854 | 52 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,808 | 52 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,632 | 56 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,567 | 55 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,068 | 41 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #2,481 | 52 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,028 | 39 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,421 | 53 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,168 | 36 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,052 | 38 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #3,144 | 36 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #2,519 | 49 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,492 | 48 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,810 | 39 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,597 | 41 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,845 | 33 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,545 | 38 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,382 | 40 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,887 | 55 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,703 | 66 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,231 | 45 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,218 | 45 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,712 | 64 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,841 | 54 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,901 | 52 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,775 | 53 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,906 | 47 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,961 | 43 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,527 | 61 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,920 | 43 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,805 | 49 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,081 | 39 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,609 | 55 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,678 | 48 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,537 | 53 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,488 | 55 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,379 | 64 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,153 | 91 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,522 | 54 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,203 | 84 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,204 | 84 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,103 | 95 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,087 | 96 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,012 | 105 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,124 | 87 | — | |
| 1956 | #951 | 112 | — | |
| 1955 | #984 | 103 | — | |
| 1954 | #847 | 124 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #841 | 121 | — | |
| 1952 | #775 | 133 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #715 | 149 | — | |
| 1950 | #733 | 137 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #742 | 133 | — | |
| 1948 | #613 | 182 | — | |
| 1947 | #663 | 160 | — | |
| 1946 | #641 | 152 | — | |
| 1945 | #582 | 159 | — | |
| 1944 | #519 | 193 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #613 | 153 | — | |
| 1942 | #557 | 179 | — | |
| 1941 | #479 | 213 | — | |
| 1940 | #511 | 184 | — | |
| 1939 | #487 | 190 | — | |
| 1938 | #471 | 198 | — | |
| 1937 | #420 | 237 | — | |
| 1936 | #430 | 228 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #429 | 224 | — | |
| 1934 | #391 | 272 | — | |
| 1933 | #402 | 257 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #392 | 278 | — | |
| 1931 | #400 | 263 | — | |
| 1930 | #398 | 289 | — | |
| 1929 | #390 | 297 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #356 | 365 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #360 | 359 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #335 | 388 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #321 | 437 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #311 | 462 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #307 | 445 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #307 | 449 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #309 | 448 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #302 | 464 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #298 | 457 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #304 | 437 | — | |
| 1917 | #318 | 370 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #325 | 353 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #320 | 343 | — | |
| 1914 | #325 | 264 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #299 | 255 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #299 | 225 | — | |
| 1911 | #285 | 187 | — | |
| 1910 | #280 | 194 | — | |
| 1909 | #278 | 168 | — | |
| 1908 | #278 | 162 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #286 | 147 | — | |
| 1906 | #289 | 132 | — | |
| 1905 | #317 | 113 | — | |
| 1904 | #314 | 107 | — | |
| 1903 | #333 | 88 | — | |
| 1902 | #331 | 90 | — | |
| 1901 | #328 | 85 | — | |
| 1900 | #352 | 91 | — | |
| 1899 | #390 | 54 | — | |
| 1898 | #380 | 66 | — | |
| 1897 | #369 | 63 | — | |
| 1896 | #428 | 45 | — | |
| 1895 | #393 | 51 | — | |
| 1894 | #370 | 57 | — | |
| 1893 | #374 | 52 | — | |
| 1892 | #442 | 37 | — | |
| 1891 | #355 | 49 | — | |
| 1890 | #435 | 34 | — | |
| 1889 | #381 | 40 | — | |
| 1888 | #503 | 25 | — | |
| 1887 | #412 | 28 | — | |
| 1886 | #508 | 19 | — | |
| 1885 | #520 | 17 | — | |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | — | |
| 1883 | #451 | 18 | — | |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | — | |
| 1881 | #434 | 15 | — | |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Odessa was already there! It came in at #449, and was given to 14 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 16 girls a year got the name.
Where Odessa is popular in 1933
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#168 · 1 in 752
- South Carolina#200 · 1 in 1,184
- North Carolina#213 · 1 in 1,324
- Arkansas#221 · 1 in 1,078
- Alabama#236 · 1 in 1,371
Best ever in a state: #116 in Georgia, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #168 | 27 | 1 in 752 |
| South Carolina | #200 | 17 | 1 in 1,184 |
| North Carolina | #213 | 26 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Arkansas | #221 | 17 | 1 in 1,078 |
| Alabama | #236 | 20 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Louisiana | #239 | 16 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Virginia | #246 | 12 | 1 in 1,886 |
| Georgia | #250 | 18 | 1 in 1,598 |
| Tennessee | #277 | 13 | 1 in 1,973 |
| Florida | #329 | 5 | 1 in 2,243 |
| Texas | #336 | 28 | 1 in 1,947 |
| West Virginia | #345 | 5 | 1 in 3,290 |
| Illinois | #366 | 11 | 1 in 4,375 |
| Michigan | #446 | 5 | 1 in 6,952 |
| Oklahoma | #473 | 5 | 1 in 4,374 |
| Ohio | #484 | 5 | 1 in 8,592 |
| Pennsylvania | #526 | 6 | 1 in 11,435 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Odessa
- 387 spots since 2024 (#1,579 → #1,192)
- 401 spots since 2020 (#1,593 → #1,192)
- 1,239 spots since 2015 (#2,431 → #1,192)
- Biggest jump: 145 spots in 1883 (#596 → #451)
- Biggest drop: 173 spots in 1957 (#951 → #1,124)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1909 at #278 (168 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 52 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1880–1956
- Highest: 1 in 2,044 girls born in 1910 were named Odessa (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,328 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #278 in 1909, was only 1 in 2,067 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.2% of all girls named Odessa (4,114) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 204 | #381 (1889) | #473 |
| 1890s | 508 | #355 (1891) | #394 |
| 1900s | 1,183 | #278 (1909) | #311 |
| 1910s | 3,085 | #280 (1910) | #305 |
| 1920s | 4,114 | #302 (1920) | #330 |
| 1930s | 2,436 | #391 (1934) | #422 |
| 1940s | 1,708 | #479 (1941) | #592 |
| 1950s | 1,167 | #715 (1951) | #907 |
| 1960s | 683 | #1,103 (1960) | #1,388 |
| 1970s | 505 | #1,527 (1973) | #1,843 |
| 1980s | 439 | #1,703 (1982) | #2,388 |
| 1990s | 447 | #2,421 (1995) | #2,794 |
| 2000s | 544 | #2,632 (2000) | #2,957 |
| 2010s | 734 | #1,745 (2019) | #2,670 |
| 2020s | 807 | #1,192 (2025) | #1,606 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Odessa in 1933
Top girls' names in 1933
Top boys' names in 1933
More about 1933
girls
1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 3,922 of them was named Odessa, which outranked 91.7% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 198,305 of them was named Odessa, which outranked 12.4% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 514 names at #3,642; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.