Boys' name · since 1884
Odin
Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 13,282 babies named Odin, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,029 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #502 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,282
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Odin is the #502 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 13,282 recorded since 1884.
Odin has 13,282 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #502 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #1,029 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #502 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,282 born since 1884
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Odin ranks #1,029 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #502 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,282 born since 1884, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,029 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #502 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,282
- born since 1884
- 2010s
- peak decade
Odin's 13,282 recorded births place it above 97.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Odin compares
13,282 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Odin's all-time total is 36x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Odin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,282 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,023 | 34 | 22,252 |
Odin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Odin splits its recorded history at 1984: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1902 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 1,023 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Odin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 1,023
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Odin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,435 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Odin's strongest decade.
6,435 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Odin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 88
1910s
88 births
- 1920s 66
1920s
66 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 118
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 1,209
2000s
1,209 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,435 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,176 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,435 births (48% of all-time use).
How Odin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Odin's total volume
Odin by state
Where Odin concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,479 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 716 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 665 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Washington | | 590 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 525 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 514 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 450 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 445 | 3.4% |
1,479 of 13,282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Odin appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Odin's data
- Odin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,435 total births) through the 2020s (5,176) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Odins (1,479 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Odin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~141 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Odin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.