Oden
Odin is a widely revered god in Norse mythology and Germanic paganism. Most surviving information on Odin comes from Norse mythology, but he figures prominently in the recorded history of Northern Europe. This includes the Roman Empire's partial occupation of Germania, the Migration Period and the Viking Age. Consequently, Odin has hundreds of names and titles.
- Norse Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Oden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Odin is a widely revered god in Norse mythology and Germanic paganism. Most surviving information on Odin comes from Norse mythology, but he figures prominently in the recorded history of Northern Europe. This includes the Roman Empire's partial occupation of Germania, the Migration Period and the Viking Age. Consequently, Odin has hundreds of names and titles.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norse Mythology
The Story of Oden
The earliest SSA record of Oden as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 102 newborns named Oden — #1,678 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Odens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,070 among baby boy names with 73 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 2K Odens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Oden
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Oden. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Odin
- Óðinn
Names that sound like Oden
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About the name Oden
Oden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Oden's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,678. Use the chart and map above to compare Oden's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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