Odin vs Rico
Odin and Ricocompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Odin was ranked #394 and Rico #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Odin was ranked #462 and Rico #563 among boys in England and Wales.
Odin and Rico over time
Odin and Rico appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Rico held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Odin in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Odin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rico in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Odin and Rico were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #462 and #563.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Odin #331 in 2022, Rico #475 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Odin held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Rico in 23.
Highest recorded here: Odin #331 in 2022, Rico #475 in 2024.
The order changed in 2025: Odin moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #479 and #475; by 2025 that had become #462 and #563.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Odin #462, Rico #563.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Odin | Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From Old Norse Óðinn, connected to the root 'óðr' meaning 'frenzied, furious, inspired'. The supreme god of war, wisdom and death in Norse mythology, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Old Norse | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈoʊ.dɪn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #31 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #563 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Odin has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Rico does not have one recorded yet.
- Odin and Rico both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Odin; Rico doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Odin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #361 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #462 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Rico
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #475 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #563 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys