Odyssey means a long journey or epic voyage — from the Greek Odysseia. Homer's Odyssey IS the most important adventure story EVER written — Odysseus's ten-year journey home. The name IS the word for the most important journey. Three syllables of the most important adventure EVER, ten-year-journey, and Greek epic-voyage.
Homer's Odyssey IS the most important adventure EVER.Odysseus's ten-year journey home.Three syllables with a powerful, Greek sound: OD-ih-see.The meaning epic IS maximally journeyed.The most directly adventure-named name.
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The vibe of Odyssey
long journeyepic voyageGreekOdysseiaHomerOdysseymost importantadventureOdysseusten-year
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Origin & history of Odyssey
Greek Odysseia→Homer's Odyssey
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Greek roots
Homer's Odyssey IS the most important adventure EVER — Odysseus's ten-year journey.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek; Homer's Odyssey.
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Today
Odyssey remains a beloved choice, ranking #5318 in the US. 739 babies have been named Odyssey since 1982.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Odyssey?
2022peak year
Today, Odyssey is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5318), with only about 29 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 39 babies were given the name (ranked #3872 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Odyssey's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 739 babies have been registered as Odyssey since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Odyssey's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — epic seeking. People named Odyssey tend to be powerful, journeyed, and gifted at being the most important adventure EVER.
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Most important adventure EVER
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Homer-Odysseus
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Ten-year-journey
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Powerful-Greek
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Epic-maximum
O6
D4
Y7
S1
S1
E5
Y7
Sum: 31 → Life path 4
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Personality of Odyssey
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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