Oden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OH-den
- Origin
- Old Norse
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,020 for boys
Oden is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “frenzy, inspiration”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 2,020th for boys in the US (74 babies).
What does Oden mean?
Old Norse: probably a spelling of Odin
“frenzy, inspiration”
Probably a spelling of Odin, the chief god of Norse mythology.
Is Oden a girl's or a boy's name?
Oden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 74 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Oden, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Oden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 126 boys in the UK were given Oden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #379, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Oden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2 | #6,266 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Oden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,020among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 74about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 74 boys in the US were named Oden, making it the 2,020th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,833rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 102 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the boys named Oden in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 708 boys in the US were given Oden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #451, up from #2,020 for this spelling alone.
Oden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #2,020 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2,210 |
| 2023 | 90 | #1,787 |
| 2022 | 102 | #1,678 |
| 2021 | 91 | #1,763 |
| 2020 | 81 | #1,833 |
| 2019 | 82 | #1,842 |
| 2018 | 69 | #2,064 |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,897 |
| 2016 | 89 | #1,739 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,001 |
| 2014 | 71 | #1,999 |
| 2013 | 58 | #2,224 |
| 2012 | 50 | #2,487 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,729 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,088 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,287 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,074 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,302 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,934 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,022 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 9 | #2,985 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,488 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1917 | 8 | #2,955 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,176 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,457 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,771 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
Names like Oden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Ronan Aiden Rowan Brody Lochlan Eden Brayden Finley Callan Kian
Other spellings of Oden
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Ralph Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica Raife
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Oden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oden, updated 20 October 2026.