Ori
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- OR-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,992 for boys
Ori is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my light”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 1,992nd for boys in the US (76 babies).
What does Ori mean?
Hebrew
“my light”
A modern Israeli name from Hebrew or, light; Ori is also one of the dwarves in Tolkien's The Hobbit.
Is Ori a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ori has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 14 boys in the UK and 31 girls and 76 boys in the US.
How popular is Ori in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Ori, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 15 boys. 6 girls were also named Ori in 2025 (3,776th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ori in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were given Ori or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,396, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.
- Ori 14
- Auri 3
In 2025, 30% of the babies named Ori in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Ori in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Ori in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,992among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 76about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 76 boys in the US were named Ori, making it the 1,992nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,263rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 112 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971. 31 girls were also named Ori in 2025 (4,459th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ori in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 100 boys in the US were given Ori or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,485, up from #1,992 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 29% of the babies named Ori in the US were girls.
Ori in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #1,992 |
| 2024 | 112 | #1,556 |
| 2023 | 74 | #2,031 |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,874 |
| 2021 | 51 | #2,551 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,263 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,149 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,121 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,437 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,485 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,088 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 2011 | 54 | #2,345 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,510 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,701 |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,397 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,281 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
Names like Ori
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi Achim Oluwadarasimi Oluwafikayomi Omari Bodhi Oluwatobi Levi Zion Eli Yusuf Ari
Other spellings of Ori
Names related to Ori
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ori: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ori, updated 20 October 2026.