Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Odyssey

Gender Unisex · 95% girls Rank 2025 #4,958 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,958
among girls · ↑300 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Odyssey · +40% vs 2024
How common
1 in 59,528
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
46 babies
All-time total
775
#9,252 all-time among girls
First recorded
1982
in Social Security records

Odyssey popularity over time

775 babies have been named Odyssey since 1982, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 62 – 62 6 – #5,812
1990s 119 5 124 12 +100% #4,692
2000s 175 – 175 18 +41% #4,085
2010s 213 – 213 21 +22% #4,323
2020s (to 2025) 165 36 201 34 +57% #3,877

Where Odyssey is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 26 0.02 outside top 500
2029 26 0.02 outside top 500
2030 26 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Odyssey

Odyssey is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,958 in 2025 with 27 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 775 American babies have been named Odyssey, about 95% girls and 5% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 46 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Odyssey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Odyssey?

The median living Odyssey is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 25. An estimated 800 people named Odyssey are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Odyssey year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 27 #4,958 8 #9,468
2024 25 #5,258 – –
2023 25 #5,224 8 #9,518
2022 39 #3,877 7 #10,563
2021 28 #4,808 6 #11,758
2020 21 #5,803 7 #10,301
2019 31 #4,515 – –
2018 33 #4,323 – –
2017 14 #8,182 – –
2016 19 #6,609 – –
2015 32 #4,473 – –
2014 24 #5,588 – –
2013 16 #7,664 – –
2012 22 #6,062 – –
2011 11 #10,228 – –
2010 11 #10,292 – –
2009 17 #7,603 – –
2008 10 #11,392 – –
2007 9 #12,401 – –
2006 11 #10,432 – –
2005 22 #5,742 – –
2004 22 #5,704 – –
2003 18 #6,504 – –
2002 13 #8,172 – –
2001 31 #4,085 – –
2000 22 #5,269 – –
1995 11 #7,925 – –
1990 6 #12,455 – –
1985 6 #10,261 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Odyssey, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Odyssey?

The median living Odyssey is about 13 years old. Half of all living Odysseys are between 5 and 25 years old.

How many people named Odyssey are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Odyssey are alive in the United States, based on 775 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Odyssey in 2025?

Odyssey ranked #4,958 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 27 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Odyssey?

775 babies have been named Odyssey in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Odyssey most popular?

Odyssey peaked in 2022, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Odyssey a boy or girl name?

Odyssey is used for both: about 95% of babies named Odyssey have been girls and 5% boys.

Is the name Odyssey rising or falling?

Odyssey is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Odyssey become more popular?

Odyssey looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 26 girls named Odyssey in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Odyssey

Names that sound and feel close to Odyssey: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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