| Lir | Odhran | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Sea | Little pale-green one |
| Origin | irish | Irish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | LEER | OH-rawn |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (8) | 2022 (7) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 5 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Lir | Odhran |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 19 | 36 |
| 2010s | 5 | 0 |
Lir (also Ler) is a sea deity in Irish mythology, father of the Children of Lir; the name is connected to an old Irish word for 'sea'. The cognate Welsh figure is Llyr.
Odhrán means “little pale or dun-coloured one.”
Odhran is more popular than Lir today: about 5 US babies were given the name Odhran in 2025, compared with 0 named Lir.
Lir means Sea (irish origin), while Odhran means Little pale-green one (Irish origin).
In US records, Lir first appears in 0 and Odhran in 2020, so Lir has the longer recorded history.