Oden

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly frenzy, inspiration
Origin: Old Norse — Swedish form of Odin

Boy's name · #2033 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Oden is near its high-water mark: it reached #1691 in 2022 and still ranked #2033 in 2025. About 1,600 boys have carried it since 1912.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#834 in Sweden (2025) · #2,885 in France (2025) · #2,952 in England & Wales (2025) · #6,304 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,439 in Canada (2024) · #20,164 in Italy (2023).

Famous Odens

Oden Bowie — American politician (1826–1894)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 8,200 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Greg Oden — American basketball player (born 1988)
Songül Öden — Turkish actress (born 1979)
Thomas C. Oden — American Methodist theologian (1931–2016)

Similar names: Odin · Loki · Mayer · Theoden · Hagen · Fynn

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