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Ori

Boy

Meaning of Ori: Hebrew: 'my light'

Ori is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1584th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1584

107 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,966

First recorded 1971 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 15 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 20 babies2000: 29 babies20002001: 23 babies2002: 23 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 35 babies2005: 37 babies2006: 61 babies2007: 48 babies2008: 44 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 56 babies20102011: 61 babies2012: 65 babies2013: 63 babies2014: 46 babies2015: 58 babies2016: 66 babies2017: 67 babies2018: 85 babies2019: 86 babies2020: 80 babies20202021: 77 babies2022: 110 babies2023: 103 babies2024: 152 babies2025: 107 babies
US babies named Ori per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 152.

Gender split

82% boys · 18% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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