Orlin
Orlin was the 4662nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 947th with 48 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 563 places. More babies were named Orlin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,662 boys, up 154 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193248 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,683babies recorded
Orlin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,662 | 22 |
| 2020 | #4,816 | 20 |
| 2010 | #8,610 | 9 |
| 2000 | #7,246 | 9 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,563 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,403 | 11 |
| 1940 | #1,302 | 27 |
| 1930 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1920 | #1,175 | 38 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Orlin, counting every spelling?
Orlin is the most common spelling of a name family that had 29 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 29 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orlin | 22 | #4,662 | 94 |
| Orlan | 7 | #10,406 | 27 |
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 Orlin?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Orlin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Orlin 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Orlin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Orlin?
About 700 people born in the US named Orlin are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 10 and 69. That makes Orlin 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.
Orlin by state
How common Orlin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.6×). In 50 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 Orlin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Orlin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Orlin
How popular is the name Orlin?
Orlin was the 4662nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 947th with 48 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 563 places. More babies were named Orlin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Orlin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Orlin in the US.
Where is Orlin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Orlin was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys).