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Orrin

Boy

Meaning of Orrin: Irish: 'pale'

Orrin is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2222nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2222

62 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,985

First recorded 1880 · peak 1915

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 36 babies1982: 43 babies1983: 43 babies1984: 43 babies1985: 36 babies1986: 56 babies1987: 47 babies1988: 43 babies1989: 51 babies1990: 53 babies19901991: 47 babies1992: 51 babies1993: 41 babies1994: 37 babies1995: 33 babies1996: 36 babies1997: 33 babies1998: 37 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 33 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 47 babies2005: 41 babies2006: 44 babies2007: 58 babies2008: 72 babies2009: 67 babies2010: 54 babies20102011: 57 babies2012: 67 babies2013: 64 babies2014: 49 babies2015: 83 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 66 babies2018: 73 babies2019: 67 babies2020: 60 babies20202021: 57 babies2022: 60 babies2023: 57 babies2024: 50 babies2025: 62 babies
US babies named Orrin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 83.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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