Orin
Orin was the 1859th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 391st; the most babies were born in 1920 (111). Over the last ten years it has moved up 8 places. More babies were named Orin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,859 boys, down 48 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 85boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920111 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,299babies recorded
Orin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 2012.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,859 | 85 |
| 2020 | #1,811 | 83 |
| 2010 | #2,348 | 55 |
| 2000 | #2,608 | 36 |
| 1990 | #1,865 | 42 |
| 1980 | #1,897 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,175 | 50 |
| 1960 | #1,758 | 22 |
| 1950 | #1,048 | 46 |
| 1940 | #937 | 47 |
| 1930 | #753 | 72 |
| 1920 | #597 | 111 |
| 1910 | #775 | 16 |
| 1900 | #771 | 12 |
| 1890 | #859 | 7 |
| 1880 | #391 | 20 |
How popular is Orin, counting every spelling?
Orin is a spelling of Oren, a name family that ranked #718 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,859 for Orin on its own. Together these spellings went to 356 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oren | 174 | #1,184 | 749 |
| Orin | 85 | #1,859 | 396 |
| Orrin | 62 | #2,278 | 286 |
| Oran | 19 | #5,153 | 100 |
| Oryn | 9 | #8,734 | 63 |
| Orren | 7 | #10,407 | 51 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Orin?
85 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Orin (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Orin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 99 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Orin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Orin?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Orin are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 11 and 55. That makes Orin mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Orin by state
How common Orin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Orin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Orin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Orin
How popular is the name Orin?
Orin was the 1859th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 391st; the most babies were born in 1920 (111). Over the last ten years it has moved up 8 places. More babies were named Orin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Orin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Orin in the US.
Where is Orin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Orin was most common in Kansas (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Colorado and Virginia.