Odhran
Boy · OH-ran · Irish
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Odhran is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little pale green one”. In 2025 it ranked 597th for boys in the UK (71 babies).
What does Odhran mean?
Irish: from Irish odhar, dun or pale green
“little pale green one”
Saint Odhran, or Oran, was a companion of Saint Columba; the burial ground Reilig Odhrain on Iona is named after him.
- Say it
- OH-ran
Is Odhran a girl's or a boy's name?
Odhran is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 71 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Odhran in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #597among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 71about 1 in 4,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 71 boys in the UK were named Odhran, making it the 597th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 515th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 106 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Odhran than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Odhran in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales, 316th in Scotland and 55th in Northern Ireland.
Odhran in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #597 |
| 2024 | 106 | #422 |
| 2023 | 79 | #553 |
| 2022 | 92 | #486 |
| 2021 | 91 | #497 |
| 2020 | 82 | #515 |
| 2019 | 88 | #503 |
| 2018 | 97 | #471 |
| 2017 | 91 | #499 |
| 2016 | 92 | #488 |
| 2015 | 80 | #542 |
| 2014 | 53 | #696 |
| 2013 | 62 | #625 |
| 2012 | 74 | #549 |
| 2011 | 67 | #573 |
| 2010 | 86 | #478 |
| 2009 | 63 | #583 |
| 2008 | 87 | #468 |
| 2007 | 79 | #479 |
| 2006 | 81 | #444 |
| 2005 | 71 | #451 |
| 2004 | 64 | #469 |
| 2003 | 70 | #414 |
| 2002 | 55 | #450 |
| 2001 | 49 | #478 |
| 2000 | 55 | #435 |
| 1999 | 75 | #365 |
| 1998 | 38 | #550 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
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