How Many People Are Named Odin?
An estimated 12,382 people in the United States have the first name Odin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Odin peaked in popularity in 2022 with 1,022 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Odin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Odin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Odin is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
12,382
About 1 in 27,682 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2022
1,022 births
Total Registered
12,669
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Odin
Odin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12,669 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Odin as a male name
Ranked #479 in 2024
641 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (1,022 births)
Odin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Odin span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,433 babies were registered. While Odin is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Odin by Decade
How has Odin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Odin by State
Birth registrations for Odin span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Vermont, Mississippi. On average, about 231 Odins were registered per state.
Odin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Odin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Odin
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Odin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Odin?
We estimate approximately 12,382 people named Odin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 27,682 Americans share this first name.
Is Odin a common name?
Odin is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,669 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Odin most popular?
Odin reached peak popularity in 2022, when 1,022 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Odin is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Odin a male name?
Odin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Odin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Odin Smith, Odin Johnson, Odin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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