Odyssey
Girl name · #4918 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Odyssey? In official American birth records, Odyssey has been tracked continuously since 1982, giving it 43 years of documented American history.
Odyssey is currently the #4918 girl name in the United States — 27 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4403, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Odyssey.
The 43-year story
Odyssey first appears in the Social Security records in 1982, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 39 babies and a rank of #3827. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Odyssey per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Odyssey in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Odyssey is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Odyssey will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Odyssey is most common
State-level data for Odyssey is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Odyssey
Statistically, parents drawn to Odyssey tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Dempsey, Ramsey, Rosey, Halsey, and Quincey.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Odyssey | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 25 | #5148 |
| 2023 | 25 | #5126 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3827 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4719 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4437 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4237 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7840 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 32 | #4403 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5456 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7372 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5895 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9723 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7341 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10807 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11630 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5600 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5555 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6299 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7816 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4025 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Odyssey?
In official American birth records, the name Odyssey first appeared in 1982 (over 43 years ago), when 10 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 43 years.
Is Odyssey a popular girl name?
Odyssey ranked #4918 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4403.
When was the name Odyssey most popular?
Odyssey peaked in 2022, when 39 American girls received the name (ranked #3827 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Odyssey?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Odyssey. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.