Given name & surname
Odin
Odin is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Odin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,282
- 13,282 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,023 babies
- 2025
- 604
- #502 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 604 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 502 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (59). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,549 as a first name in 2020; 228 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Odin’s family of names
In English usage, Odin has a diminutive in Odie. Odin has a feminine form in Odina. Odin has a related form in Odon.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Odin has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
6 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Odin
- Odin Thiago HolmNorwegian association football playerborn 2003
- Odin BironAmerican actorborn 1984
- Odin BaileyEnglish association football player (born 1999)
- Odin LangenAmerican politician (1913–1976)
- Odin By FarstadNorwegian speed skater and short track speed skaterborn 1997
- Odín PatiñoMexican footballerborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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