Fun Facts About the Name Odessia
- 601 babies named Odessia: U.S. records list 601 babies given the name Odessia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Odessia Mean?
Odessia is a feminine name used in the English-speaking world, generally understood as a variant or elaboration of Odessa, formed with the common feminine ending -ia. Odessa comes from the place name Odesa, the Ukrainian port on the Black Sea, which in turn was taken from the ancient Greek settlement Odessos (Ὀδησσός). Since the meaning of Odessos is not securely known, the literal meaning of Odessia is uncertain as well.
Odessia Name History & Origins
The name traces to the city of Odesa. A port was founded on that site by the Russian Empire in 1794 and given a name recalling the ancient Greek colony of Odessos, which stood near present-day Varna, Bulgaria - a different point on the same sea. The older Greek toponym is of disputed origin, with both Greek and Thracian explanations suggested and no derivation firmly settled.
Odessa later passed into English as a personal name, in the way place names often become given names. The form Odessia adds the -ia ending that appears in many Latin- and Greek-derived feminine names. Both forms are used in English-speaking countries, with Odessia the less common of the two.
How Popular is the Name Odessia?
Odessia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1922. Its best rank was #1,619 in 1901.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #10,118 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #5,062 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #6,947 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #6,749 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #5,242 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #4,635 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #4,904 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #4,380 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #5,261 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,604 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #4,139 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,533 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #5,142 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #2,567 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #3,605 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #3,095 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #3,735 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #4,495 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,354 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #2,386 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1939 | #3,344 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #2,691 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #2,282 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1936 | #3,313 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #3,100 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #2,691 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #2,129 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1932 | #2,337 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1931 | #2,282 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1930 | #3,263 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #1,877 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1928 | #2,356 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1927 | #2,236 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1926 | #1,704 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1925 | #2,171 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1924 | #2,779 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #1,933 | 21 | 0.0017% |
| 1922 | #1,715 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1921 | #2,098 | 19 | 0.0015% |
| 1920 | #1,793 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1919 | #2,041 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1918 | #2,177 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1917 | #2,664 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1916 | #2,214 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1915 | #3,351 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1914 | #1,986 | 13 | 0.0017% |
| 1913 | #2,289 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1910 | #1,729 | 9 | 0.0023% |
| 1909 | #1,911 | 7 | 0.0020% |
| 1907 | #1,993 | 6 | 0.0019% |
| 1904 | #2,091 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1901 | #1,619 | 6 | 0.0025% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Odessia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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