Given name
Odessia
“one who wanders; an angry woman”
Odessia is a variant of Odessa. In Greek use, Odessa carries the interpretation “one who wanders; an angry woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Odessia is a variant of Odessa. In Greek use, Odessa carries the interpretation “one who wanders; an angry woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Odessia connects to the Odysseus name family through Odessa. An origin associated with Odysseus is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1901. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Odessia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 601
- 0 boys · 601 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 147 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Odessia’s family of names
Odessia has a related form in Odessa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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