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Odyssey

/ˈɑdəsi/ · 95% girls · 35 born in 2025

Odyssey has been given to about 775 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈɑdəsi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 768
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Odyssey per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2022 · 46
  • Born in 202535
  • All time775

How popular is Odyssey?

Its best year was 2022, when 46 babies were given the name, ranking 3877th. The typical living American called Odyssey is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Odyssey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Josey0.61
  2. Oakley0.56
  3. Paisley0.55
  4. Lynsey0.56
  5. Casey0.54
  6. Kelsey0.54
  7. Cortney0.54
  8. Haisley0.55

Middle names for Odyssey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Odyssey Anne0.87
  2. Odyssey Rose0.83
  3. Odyssey Marie0.83
  4. Odyssey Grace0.83
  5. Odyssey Eve0.83
  6. Odyssey Jane0.83

Sibling names for Odyssey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Andiesister · 0.87
  2. Keziahsister · 0.87
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.86
  4. Jahmirbrother · 0.86
  5. Mustafabrother · 0.86
  6. Cielosister · 0.86

Where Odyssey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Odyssey White0.78
  2. Odyssey Nguyen0.78
  3. Odyssey Moore0.78
  4. Odyssey Hill0.78
  5. Odyssey Hall0.78
  6. Odyssey Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Odyssey

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Odyssey across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.