Is Odyssey a boy or girl name?

Odyssey is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 775 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 94.7% were girls and 5.3% were boys.

Name Legacy

Odyssey

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Odyssey was most popular in 2022, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,979 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 775 people named Odyssey.

Odyssey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Odyssey’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Odyssey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Odyssey is mostly a girl’s name — 94.7% of the 775 Americans given it were girls and 5.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 88% girls and 12% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Odyssey

Explore further

See Odyssey on the interactive charts

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