Odessa

Girl #1846 in 2023

Odessa is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Odessa

named after an Ancient Greek settlement thought to have been located nearby. The city was on the former Turkish territory of Yedisan, which may have influenced the choice of name.

Popularity of Odessa

Popularity, 1880–2023

109 births in 2023

1880 2023

18,239 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1920

464 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.