Names / Boy names
Odysseus
Current rank
#2,870
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,828
in 2020
First recorded
1999
in U.S. data
Children named
526
since 1999
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,828 in 2020 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Odysseus enters U.S. records in 1999. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 526 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.