Odyssey
Girl name · #4918 in 2025 · Uniqueness 70/100
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, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Odyssey in class?
Odyssey scores 70 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. 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 sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
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
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. It scores 70/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.