| Odhran | Lir | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Little pale-green one | Sea |
| Origin | Irish | irish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | OH-rawn | LEER |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 2020 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (7) | 2023 (8) |
| In 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Odhran | Lir |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 36 | 19 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5 |
Odhrán means “little pale or dun-coloured one.”
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.
Odhran is more popular than Lir today: about 5 US babies were given the name Odhran in 2025, compared with 0 named Lir.
Odhran means Little pale-green one (Irish origin), while Lir means Sea (irish origin).
In US records, Odhran first appears in 2020 and Lir in 0, so Lir has the longer recorded history.