How Many People Are Named Odessia?
An estimated 115 people in the United States have the first name Odessia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Odessia peaked in popularity in 1922 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Odessia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Odessia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Odessia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
115
About 1 in 2,980,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1922
25 births
Total Registered
601
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Odessia
Odessia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 601 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Odessia as a female name
Ranked #10,118 in 1975
5 female births in 1975
Peak: 1922 (25 births)
Odessia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Odessia span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 196 babies were registered. Odessia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Odessia by Decade
How has Odessia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Odessia by State
Birth registrations for Odessia span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Arkansas, North Carolina, Mississippi. The lowest are in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi. On average, about 7 Odessias were registered per state.
Odessia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Odessia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Odessia
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Odessia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Odessia?
We estimate approximately 115 people named Odessia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,980,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Odessia a common name?
Odessia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 601 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Odessia most popular?
Odessia reached peak popularity in 1922, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Odessia is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Odessia a female name?
Odessia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Odessia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Odessia Smith, Odessia Johnson, Odessia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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