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Odin

OH-din

Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Norse god of wisdom, war, and poetry. A mythological name embodying intellectual power and wanderlust, gaining modern appeal through fantasy and pop culture.”

Popularity Over Time

Odin US popularity rank over timeRank 7537 in 1991 to rank 327 in 2021. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#327#3932#75371902192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #478 in the United States.

Origin

Norse

Syllables

2

Style

BoldStrongCelestial

Famous Bearers

  • Odin (Norse mythology)
  • Gary Oldman's character in Marvel

Collections

Celestial & Cosmic → Works Everywhere → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Scandinavian Names → Strong Names → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Orion

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Atlas

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Ragnar

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Roald

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Sibling Name Ideas

Orion

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Stellan

Old Norse Rare & Uncommon

Caspian

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Jasper

Old French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Cordelia

Celtic Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Scandinavian origin, strong across Northern European cultures

People Also Ask

Norse god of wisdom, war, and poetry. A mythological name embodying intellectual power and wanderlust, gaining modern appeal through fantasy and pop culture.

Odin is currently ranked #478 in the United States. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Odin works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Odin include Orion, Stellan, Caspian, Jasper, Cordelia.