Odessa

Meaning: Uncertain
Origin: English — From the city of Odessa in Ukraine, named after a Greek settlement of ancient times

Girl's name · #1197 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Odessa holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1197 in 2025). About 19,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Odessa ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,668 in Canada (2025) · #2,187 in France (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #19,201 in Italy (2024) · #3,696 in England & Wales (2024) · #5,242 in Ecuador (1967).

Famous Odessas

Odessa A'zion — American actress (born 2000)
Odessa Young — Australian actress (born 1998)
Odessa Grady Clay — Mother of boxer Muhammad Ali (1917–1994)
Odessa Rae — Canadian film producer (born 1982)
Odessa Cleveland — American film and television actress (born 1944)

What Odessas become

Among 21 notable people named Odessa:

Entertainers appear 3.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Odessa A'zion, American actress (born 2000).

Similar names: Althea · Odette · Liza · Georgiana · Sybil · Delia

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