Odd

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Уд in RU Russia and Одд in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other recorded senses●

Odd is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, OE Odda or ON Oddr; first attested Asketinus filius Od 1163 DC (L)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• Scandinavian: from an Old Norse personal name, originally perhaps a byname, derived from the vocabulary word oddr point (of a weapon).

  as a word

• In English, Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Icelandic, indefinite accusative singular of oddur

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

NO SSB — Navn (1880–present) — 80 years between 1945–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Oddr Snorrasonb. 1101ISnot in their usual nameIcelandic writer
• Odd Hasselb. 1897NONorwegian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate (1897–1981)
• Odd Nansenb. 1901NONorwegian architect, author, and humanitarian (1901–1973)
• Odd Børreb. 1939NONorwegian pop singer (1939–2023)
• Odd Martinsenb. 1942NONorwegian cross-country skier
• Odd Nerdrumb. 1944NONorwegian painter (born 1944)
• Odd Iversenb. 1945NONorwegian footballer (1945-2014)
• Odd Roger Enoksenb. 1954NONorwegian politician
• Odd Eriksenb. 1955NONorwegian politician (1955–2023)
• Valter Skarsgårdb. 1995SEnot in their usual nameSwedish actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 217 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Odd?

We estimate roughly 18 thousand people bear Odd (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Odd have the most bearers?

We estimate about 16 thousand people bear Odd in Norway, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled odd.

Where is Odd most common?

Odd is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 344 people carrying it.

How common is Odd compared with other names?

In Norway, Odd is the 81st most common given name of 38,312 given names recorded there.

Is Odd a male or female name?

Odd is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Odd mean?

Recorded meaning: Odd är ett nordiskt namn, identiskt med det fornsvenska ordet odder, udder ’udd, spets, pil’.