Boys' name · since 1880
Orrin
5,985 babies named Orrin in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,260 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,985
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
5,985 babies have been named Orrin since 1880, making it today's #2260 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orrin has been recorded 5,985 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #2260 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,592 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,260 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,985 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orrin ranks #1,592 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,260 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,985 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,260 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,985
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orrin's 5,985 recorded births place it above 96.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Orrin compares
5,985 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Orrin's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Orrin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,985 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Orrin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orrin splits its recorded history at 1953: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 98 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orrin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Orrin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (709 births, 12% of the file).
1920s was Orrin's strongest decade.
709 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Orrin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 142
1880s
142 births
- 1890s 124
1890s
124 births
- 1900s 88
1900s
88 births
- 1910s
1910s
651 births
- 1920s
1920s
709 births
- 1930s
1930s
458 births
- 1940s
1940s
538 births
- 1950s
1950s
388 births
- 1960s
1960s
406 births
- 1970s 207
1970s
207 births
- 1980s
1980s
428 births
- 1990s
1990s
387 births
- 2000s
2000s
481 births
- 2010s
2010s
632 births
- 2020s
2020s
346 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 709 births (12% of all-time use).
How Orrin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Orrin's total volume
Orrin by state
Where Orrin concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 234 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 165 | 2.8% |
| #3 | California | | 163 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 132 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 111 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 80 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 53 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Texas | | 38 | 0.6% |
234 of 5,985 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Orrin appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Orrin's data
- Orrin's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (709 total births) through the 2020s (346) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Orrins (234 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orrin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Orrin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.