How Many People Are Named Odyssey?
An estimated 727 people in the United States have the first name Odyssey. It is predominantly female (95.5%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Odyssey peaked in popularity in 2022 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Odyssey 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 Odyssey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
727
About 1 in 471,464 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.5% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2022
46 births
Total Registered
739
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Odyssey
Odyssey is predominantly female (95.5%), though 33 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Odyssey as a male name
Ranked #9,507 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (8 births)
Odyssey as a female name
Ranked #5,385 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (39 births)
Odyssey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Odyssey span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 213 babies were registered. While Odyssey is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Odyssey by Decade
How has Odyssey 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.
Odyssey by State
Birth registrations for Odyssey span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, North Carolina, New York. On average, about 15 Odysseys were registered per state.
Odyssey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Odyssey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Odyssey
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Odyssey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Odyssey?
We estimate approximately 727 people named Odyssey 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 471,464 Americans share this first name.
Is Odyssey a common name?
Odyssey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 739 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Odyssey most popular?
Odyssey reached peak popularity in 2022, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Odyssey is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Odyssey a female name?
Odyssey is predominantly female. 95.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Odyssey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Odyssey Smith, Odyssey Johnson, Odyssey 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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