How Many People Are Named Odin?
people named Odin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 26,331 people in the US has this name
Based on 13,282 babies named Odin in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,023 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Anglicized form of Old Norse Óðinn which was derived from óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy". It ultimately developed from the early Germanic *Woðanaz. In Norse mythology Odin was the highest of the gods, presiding over art, war, wisdom and death. He resided in Valhalla, where warriors went after they were slain.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Odin in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Odin alive today is about 8 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 11 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Odin first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 2022, to 1,023 babies. In 2025, 604 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Odin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #327, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #502.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #502 |
| Best rank | #327 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #461 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Odin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Odin were born in California than in any other state: about 1,467 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Odin was given 4.5 times as often in Alaska, 3.8 times in North Dakota and 3.6 times in Minnesota.
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