Odin

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 20 languages 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 names spelled this way◐

Odin is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name17K records spelled Odin8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Netherlands, Canada, Australia

  Languages: English, Western Frisian, German

  Also written Ödin, Ódín, Odín

• a separate given name385 records spelled Odin3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, Norway

  Also written Odín, Ödin

• a separate given name353 records spelled Odin3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, United States, United Kingdom, Sweden

  Also written Odín, Ödin

64 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Odin is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, supreme Scandinavian god

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, Scandinavian god name.

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• In English, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

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

• In Danish, Woden/Odin, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon.

  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●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 81 years between 1884–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Odin Langenb. 1913USAmerican politician (1913–1976)
• John Watsonb. 1937AUnot in their usual nameAustralian politician, born 1937
• Odin Patiñob. 1983MXMexican footballer
• Odin Bironb. 1984USAmerican actor
• Odin Aarvik Stavelandb. 1985NONorwegian musician and composer
• Odin Waageb. 1995NONorwegian actor
• Odin By Farstadb. 1997NONorwegian speed skater and short track speed skater
• Odin Baileyb. 1999GBEnglish association football player (born 1999)
• Odin Thiago Holmb. 2003NONorwegian association football player
• Odin Carterb. 2016USson of Nick Carter

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 · 595 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Odin?

We estimate roughly 14 thousand people bear Odin (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Odin have the most bearers?

We estimate about 7.5 thousand people bear Odin in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled odin.

Where is Odin most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Odin is densest in Norway — about 1 in 1.3 thousand people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is Odin compared with other names?

In Norway, Odin is the 303rd most common given name of 38,312 given names recorded there.

Is Odin a male or female name?

Odin 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 Odin mean?

Recorded meaning: alternative form of Oden (“Odin”), a major Germanic god