Odin is a distinctive choice, ranked #479 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Odin in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#479
US Rank #479
About the Name Odin
Odin is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 75 places over five years. Its high point was #331 in 2022, and it now sits at #479. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Odin is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #479, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Odin
Unlikely. With around 83 UK babies named Odin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Odin in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Odin has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 75 places in the last five years. Its peak was #331 in 2022. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Odin is ranked equally in both countries at #479. Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Odin include: Odin Teatret — Odin Teatret is an avant-garde theatre group based in Holstebro, Denmark.; Jaishree Odin — Jaishree Odin is a literary scholar who is the director and a professor of the Program of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi..
Odin appears in the US top 500 at #479 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
83
UK babies named Odin (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 75 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Odin
Likely around 1 other Odin in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Odin
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Odin Teatret is an avant-garde theatre group based in Holstebro, Denmark. It was founded by Italian theatre director and investigator Eugenio Barba in 1964.
Jaishree Odin is a literary scholar who is the director and a professor of the Program of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi. Her research relates to cultural studies of science and technology, literary and political ecology, ecology and ethics, system's ecology, and eco-literacy.