Name Legacy

Odysseus

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Odysseus was most popular in 2025, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,099 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,099, with 44 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 526 people named Odysseus.

Most popular in2025
Rank that year#6,099
Births that year44
Total since 1880526
Given to100% boys

Odysseus over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Odysseus’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Odysseus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Odysseus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 526 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org