Odin
Odin is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Odin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Odin is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Odin
Odin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1884, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 1,022 Odins were born — ranking #331 that year. As of 2026, Odin ranks #473 for baby boys with 659 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 14K Odins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Odin
Odin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Odin's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #327. Use the chart and map above to compare Odin'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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