Odysseus
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,832 for boys
Odysseus is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
What does Odysseus mean?
Greek
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Odysseus a girl's or a boy's name?
Odysseus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 44 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Odysseus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 225% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Odysseus, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Odysseus of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Odysseus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
How popular is Odysseus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,832nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44 about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Odysseus, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,805th. It first appears in the records in 1999.
2025 had the most boys named Odysseus of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Odysseus in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Odysseus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,103 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,120 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,805 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,850 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Names like Odysseus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atlas, Oakley, Theo, Cillian, Albie, Luca, Rowan, Orion, Elias, Matteo, Finley, Enzo
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Odysseus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/odysseus, updated 20 October 2026.