Orrin
Orrin was the 2278th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 383rd; the most babies were born in 1915 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved down 465 places. More babies were named Orrin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,278 boys, up 5 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191598 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,985babies recorded
Orrin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,278 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,283 | 60 |
| 2010 | #2,368 | 54 |
| 2000 | #2,512 | 38 |
| 1990 | #1,581 | 53 |
| 1980 | #1,898 | 30 |
| 1970 | #2,040 | 20 |
| 1960 | #1,187 | 44 |
| 1950 | #1,002 | 49 |
| 1940 | #722 | 72 |
| 1930 | #889 | 56 |
| 1920 | #712 | 84 |
| 1910 | #698 | 19 |
| 1900 | #889 | 10 |
| 1890 | #479 | 16 |
| 1880 | #672 | 9 |
How popular is Orrin, counting every spelling?
Orrin is a spelling of Oren, a name family that ranked #718 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,278 for Orrin 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 Orrin?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Orrin (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Orrin 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 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Orrin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Orrin?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Orrin are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 14 and 59. That makes Orrin mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. 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.
Orrin by state
How common Orrin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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
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Questions about the name Orrin
How popular is the name Orrin?
Orrin was the 2278th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 383rd; the most babies were born in 1915 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved down 465 places. More babies were named Orrin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Orrin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Orrin in the US.
Where is Orrin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Orrin was most common in Wisconsin (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and Washington.