Orin
Orin was given to 85 boys in 2025, #1,859 among boys’ names; 6,299 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 3,410 Americans named Orin and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (54% of everyone recorded); the median is 28 years old and half are between 11 and 55.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Orin by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Orin mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Orin is “a male given name from Irish of obscure origin, possibly a variant of Oren or Oran.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Orin?
#1,859 among boys’ names, 2025
Orin rose from #1,867 in 2015 to #1,859 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 41.2 to 49.8 per million.
111 babies in 1920, the peak
Orin peaked in 1920, when 111 boys were given it, #597 among boys’ names. The 85 births of 2025 are 77% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #1,859 | 0.05 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2,251 | 0.04 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,427 | 0.03 |
| 2022 | 96 | #1,745 | 0.05 |
| 2021 | 95 | #1,718 | 0.05 |
| 2020 | 83 | #1,811 | 0.05 |
| 2019 | 78 | #1,910 | 0.04 |
| 2018 | 86 | #1,790 | 0.05 |
| 2017 | 97 | #1,640 | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 87 | #1,770 | 0.05 |
Every recorded year (146)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 79 | #1,867 | 0.04 |
| 2014 | 81 | #1,840 | 0.04 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,081 | 0.03 |
| 2012 | 80 | #1,841 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,304 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | 55 | #2,347 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,089 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 53 | #2,423 | 0.03 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,406 | 0.03 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,967 | 0.02 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,066 | 0.02 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,672 | 0.02 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,338 | 0.01 |
| 2002 | 42 | #2,415 | 0.02 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,599 | 0.02 |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,603 | 0.02 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,668 | 0.01 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,430 | 0.02 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,797 | 0.01 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,260 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,271 | 0.01 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,428 | 0.02 |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,194 | 0.02 |
| 1992 | 41 | #1,969 | 0.02 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,520 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,860 | 0.02 |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,629 | 0.02 |
| 1988 | 35 | #1,896 | 0.02 |
| 1987 | 34 | #1,885 | 0.02 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,637 | 0.02 |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,858 | 0.02 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,754 | 0.02 |
| 1983 | 40 | #1,526 | 0.02 |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,638 | 0.02 |
| 1981 | 38 | #1,591 | 0.02 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,897 | 0.02 |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,483 | 0.02 |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,905 | 0.02 |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,048 | 0.01 |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,446 | 0.02 |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,397 | 0.03 |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,571 | 0.02 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,640 | 0.02 |
| 1972 | 36 | #1,434 | 0.02 |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,370 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 50 | #1,175 | 0.03 |
| 1969 | 34 | #1,391 | 0.02 |
| 1968 | 39 | #1,231 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 40 | #1,193 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,319 | 0.02 |
| 1965 | 29 | #1,449 | 0.02 |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,531 | 0.01 |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,728 | 0.01 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,358 | 0.02 |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,458 | 0.01 |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,757 | 0.01 |
| 1959 | 27 | #1,548 | 0.01 |
| 1958 | 33 | #1,362 | 0.02 |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,242 | 0.02 |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,247 | 0.02 |
| 1955 | 37 | #1,250 | 0.02 |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,457 | 0.01 |
| 1953 | 48 | #1,052 | 0.02 |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,107 | 0.02 |
| 1951 | 51 | #987 | 0.03 |
| 1950 | 46 | #1,047 | 0.03 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,177 | 0.02 |
| 1948 | 48 | #1,017 | 0.03 |
| 1947 | 53 | #981 | 0.03 |
| 1946 | 54 | #904 | 0.03 |
| 1945 | 37 | #1,067 | 0.03 |
| 1944 | 51 | #894 | 0.04 |
| 1943 | 47 | #982 | 0.03 |
| 1942 | 65 | #804 | 0.05 |
| 1941 | 52 | #884 | 0.04 |
| 1940 | 47 | #937 | 0.04 |
| 1939 | 46 | #926 | 0.04 |
| 1938 | 49 | #906 | 0.04 |
| 1937 | 50 | #878 | 0.05 |
| 1936 | 42 | #966 | 0.04 |
| 1935 | 50 | #902 | 0.05 |
| 1934 | 52 | #877 | 0.05 |
| 1933 | 44 | #958 | 0.04 |
| 1932 | 65 | #791 | 0.06 |
| 1931 | 54 | #876 | 0.05 |
| 1930 | 72 | #753 | 0.07 |
| 1929 | 69 | #779 | 0.06 |
| 1928 | 56 | #898 | 0.05 |
| 1927 | 53 | #962 | 0.05 |
| 1926 | 82 | #706 | 0.07 |
| 1925 | 79 | #738 | 0.07 |
| 1924 | 96 | #662 | 0.08 |
| 1923 | 86 | #700 | 0.08 |
| 1922 | 79 | #747 | 0.07 |
| 1921 | 100 | #646 | 0.09 |
| 1920 | 111 | #597 | 0.10 |
| 1919 | 87 | #667 | 0.09 |
| 1918 | 94 | #636 | 0.09 |
| 1917 | 88 | #633 | 0.10 |
| 1916 | 100 | #577 | 0.11 |
| 1915 | 83 | #640 | 0.10 |
| 1914 | 57 | #675 | 0.09 |
| 1913 | 47 | #657 | 0.09 |
| 1912 | 41 | #665 | 0.10 |
| 1911 | 22 | #682 | 0.10 |
| 1910 | 16 | #775 | 0.08 |
| 1909 | 17 | #670 | 0.10 |
| 1908 | 15 | #704 | 0.10 |
| 1907 | 15 | #692 | 0.10 |
| 1906 | 24 | #461 | 0.18 |
| 1905 | 19 | #543 | 0.14 |
| 1904 | 12 | #713 | 0.09 |
| 1903 | 12 | #687 | 0.10 |
| 1902 | 11 | #722 | 0.09 |
| 1901 | 10 | #716 | 0.09 |
| 1900 | 12 | #770 | 0.08 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,018 | 0.06 |
| 1898 | 15 | #563 | 0.12 |
| 1897 | 19 | #452 | 0.17 |
| 1896 | 13 | #625 | 0.11 |
| 1895 | 7 | #953 | 0.06 |
| 1894 | 11 | #659 | 0.10 |
| 1893 | 13 | #564 | 0.12 |
| 1892 | 14 | #566 | 0.11 |
| 1891 | 10 | #625 | 0.10 |
| 1890 | 7 | #859 | 0.06 |
| 1889 | 16 | #478 | 0.14 |
| 1888 | 12 | #600 | 0.10 |
| 1887 | 15 | #450 | 0.15 |
| 1886 | 9 | #682 | 0.08 |
| 1885 | 20 | #408 | 0.19 |
| 1884 | 19 | #425 | 0.17 |
| 1883 | 18 | #428 | 0.17 |
| 1882 | 15 | #482 | 0.13 |
| 1881 | 9 | #637 | 0.09 |
| 1880 | 20 | #391 | 0.18 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Orin a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Orin has been given almost only to boys: 16 girls in 146 years of records.
Girls and boys named Orin: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Orin, and how old are they?
3,410 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 54% of the 6,299 Americans ever recorded as Orin. The median Orin alive today is 28 years old; half are between 11 and 55.
The 2020 Census counted 3,394 people named Orin (81 women and girls, 3,313 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 3,215 born in the U.S. The Census count is 6% above that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 172 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 459 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 496 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 531 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 699 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,050 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Orin born?
The states with the most babies named Orin are California, Wisconsin and New York, with 42% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Wisconsin is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 223 | #2,713 | 0.5× |
| Wisconsin | 152 | not ranked | 1.2× |
| New York | 123 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Minnesota | 89 | not ranked | 0.7× |
| Texas | 68 | #2,488 | 0.2× |
| Illinois | 67 | #1,433 | 0.2× |
| Ohio | 66 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Michigan | 64 | #1,222 | 0.3× |
| Washington | 40 | not ranked | 0.4× |
| Missouri | 37 | not ranked | 0.3× |
Where Orin is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Orin is most over-represented in Wisconsin: since 1910 it was given 1.2 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Orin with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 52,899 babies since 1880, Orin is the third most given (12% of them). In 2025 it was given to 85 of their 1,433 babies (5.9%), again the third most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Orin
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Orin and names like it
- Compare Orin and OrionBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1920sOrin peaked in 1920.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Orin since 1910.
- The top names of 1920The year the most babies were named Orin.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Orin alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with OMost given first.