Is Odessa a boy or girl name?
Odessa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 133 girls and 0 boys were named Odessa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 18,526 US babies named Odessa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,583
- Babies named Odessa since 1880
- 18,526
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 470 babies
Boys and girls named Odessa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 204 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 508 | 100% |
| 1900s | 5 | 1,183 | 99.6% |
| 1910s | 35 | 3,085 | 98.9% |
| 1920s | 66 | 4,114 | 98.4% |
| 1930s | 12 | 2,436 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 5 | 1,708 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 15 | 1,167 | 98.7% |
| 1960s | 0 | 684 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 505 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 439 | 100% |
| 1990s | 16 | 447 | 96.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 544 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 734 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 614 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,583 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,846 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,790 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,661 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,602 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,753 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,827 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,002 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,339 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,450 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,834 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,396 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,512 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,485 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,350 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,663 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,985 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,846 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,212 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,355 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,731 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,695 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,879 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,837 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,662 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,599 |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,308 | 41 | #3,100 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,501 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,075 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,446 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,204 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,751 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,423 | 36 | #3,196 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,509 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,851 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,630 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,699 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,890 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,580 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,407 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,900 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,710 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,252 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,239 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,723 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,853 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,918 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,783 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,927 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,988 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,541 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,935 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,819 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,106 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,624 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,698 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,534 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,505 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,386 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,160 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,538 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,210 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,209 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,112 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,095 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,015 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,133 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 112 | #954 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 103 | #988 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,209 | 124 | #849 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 121 | #847 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,116 | 133 | #780 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 149 | #718 |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,051 | 137 | #737 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 133 | #744 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 182 | #614 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 160 | #664 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 152 | #641 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 159 | #582 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,773 | 193 | #521 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 153 | #615 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 179 | #557 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 213 | #479 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 184 | #511 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 190 | #487 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 198 | #471 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 237 | #421 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,076 | 228 | #430 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 224 | #430 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 272 | #392 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,011 | 257 | #402 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 278 | #392 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 263 | #400 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 289 | #398 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,384 | 297 | #390 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,611 | 365 | #356 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,692 | 359 | #360 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,643 | 388 | #335 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,079 | 437 | #321 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,211 | 462 | #311 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,716 | 445 | #307 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,941 | 449 | #307 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,202 | 448 | #309 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,145 | 464 | #304 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,621 | 457 | #298 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 437 | #304 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,858 | 370 | #319 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,328 | 353 | #325 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 343 | #322 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,160 | 264 | #325 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,432 | 255 | #299 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 225 | #300 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 187 | #285 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 194 | #280 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 168 | #278 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,535 | 162 | #278 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 147 | #286 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 132 | #290 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 113 | #318 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 107 | #314 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 88 | #334 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 90 | #331 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 85 | #330 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 91 | #356 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 54 | #394 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 66 | #383 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 63 | #369 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 45 | #432 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 51 | #396 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 57 | #371 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 52 | #376 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 37 | #449 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 49 | #358 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 34 | #442 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 40 | #384 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 25 | #510 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 28 | #419 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 19 | #522 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 17 | #535 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 18 | #496 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 18 | #460 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #626 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 15 | #443 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 14 | #464 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Odessa reached #1,535 in 1908. As a girl name, it reached #278 in 1908. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.