Orin is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little dun-coloured one”, variant of Oran, from Odhrán. Shares its roots with Oran, the anglicised form of the Irish saint's name Odhrán.

Orin

Gender: Boy
Say it: OR-in
Origin: Irish
UK rank, 2025: #1,008 for boys
US rank, 2025: #1,852 for boys

Orin is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little dun-coloured one”. In 2025 it ranked 1,008th for boys in the UK (33 babies) and 1,852nd for boys in the US (85 babies).

What does Orin mean?

Irish: variant of Oran, from Odhrán

“little dun-coloured one”

Shares its roots with Oran, the anglicised form of the Irish saint's name Odhrán.

Is Orin a girl's or a boy's name?

Orin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the UK and 85 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Orin in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #1,008among boys
Babies in 2025: 33about 1 in 9,100 boys
Five-year trend: Steadyup 21% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were named Orin, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 35 boys.

Half of all the boys named Orin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 148 boys in the UK were given Orin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #344, up from #1,008 for this spelling alone.

Oran 54
Orin 33
Oren 29
Orrin 15
Auryn 5
Orran 5
Orren 4
Oryn 3

In 2022, 7% of the babies named Orin in the UK were girls.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 35 in 20212025

Orin in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	33	#1,008
2024	30	#1,064
2023	31	#1,049
2022	27	#1,130
2021	35	#960
2020	27	#1,105
2019	20	#1,351
2018	31	#1,017
2017	23	#1,253
2016	34	#973
2015	16	#1,612
2014	17	#1,511
2013	23	#1,199
2012	10	#2,230
2011	12	#1,890
2010	20	#1,342
2009	27	#1,057
2008	11	#1,930
2007	12	#1,760
2006	22	#1,096
2005	8	#2,090
2004	9	#1,831
2003	10	#1,608
2002	12	#1,312
2001	8	#1,690
2000	10	#1,405
1999	7	#1,749
1998	0	–
1997	6	#1,853
1996	3	#2,949

How popular is Orin in the US?

Rank in 2025: #1,852among boys
Babies in 2025: 85about 1 in 20,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadydown 17% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 85 boys in the US were named Orin, making it the 1,852nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,798th. Its busiest year was 1920, with 111 boys.

Half of all the boys named Orin in the US since 1880 were born between 1925 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 363 boys in the US were given Orin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #689, up from #1,852 for this spelling alone.

Oren 174
Orin 85
Orrin 62
Oran 19
Oryn 9
Auryn 7
Orren 7

1880Busiest: 111 in 19202025

Orin in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	85	#1,852
2024	64	#2,236
2023	56	#2,415
2022	96	#1,737
2021	95	#1,710
2020	83	#1,798
2019	78	#1,899
2018	86	#1,777
2017	97	#1,630
2016	87	#1,763
2015	79	#1,853
2014	81	#1,828
2013	65	#2,064
2012	80	#1,831
2011	56	#2,283
2010	55	#2,323
2009	66	#2,076
2008	53	#2,404
2007	54	#2,372
2006	38	#2,931
2005	34	#3,018
2004	40	#2,639
2003	28	#3,275
2002	42	#2,399
2001	37	#2,557
2000	36	#2,573
1999	21	#3,586
1998	36	#2,391
1997	28	#2,746
1996	22	#3,197
1995	21	#3,186
1994	32	#2,387
1993	36	#2,157
1992	41	#1,950
1991	28	#2,463
1990	42	#1,835
1989	49	#1,610
1988	35	#1,874
1987	34	#1,861
1986	40	#1,616
1985	32	#1,833
1984	33	#1,722
1983	40	#1,515
1982	37	#1,621
1981	38	#1,576
1980	30	#1,852
1979	41	#1,464
1978	27	#1,870
1977	24	#2,008
1976	39	#1,427
1975	40	#1,378
1974	32	#1,546
1973	29	#1,612
1972	36	#1,418
1971	39	#1,352
1970	50	#1,170
1969	34	#1,376
1968	39	#1,217
1967	40	#1,180
1966	34	#1,298
1965	29	#1,428
1964	27	#1,509
1963	22	#1,694
1962	34	#1,340
1961	31	#1,438
1960	22	#1,727
1959	27	#1,521
1958	33	#1,344
1957	40	#1,233
1956	38	#1,231
1955	37	#1,239
1954	28	#1,434
1953	48	#1,045
1952	44	#1,093
1951	51	#983
1950	46	#1,036
1949	37	#1,162
1948	48	#1,014
1947	53	#974
1946	54	#897
1945	37	#1,055
1944	51	#888
1943	47	#980
1942	65	#795
1941	52	#876
1940	47	#929
1939	46	#916
1938	49	#897
1937	50	#869
1936	42	#949
1935	50	#894
1934	52	#869
1933	44	#946
1932	65	#786
1931	54	#869
1930	72	#749
1929	69	#771
1928	56	#891
1927	53	#951
1926	82	#699
1925	79	#730
1924	96	#657
1923	86	#698
1922	79	#742
1921	100	#642
1920	111	#592
1919	87	#663
1918	94	#632
1917	88	#633
1916	100	#574
1915	83	#637
1914	57	#673
1913	47	#648
1912	41	#659
1911	22	#667
1910	16	#755
1909	17	#653
1908	15	#685
1907	15	#664
1906	24	#456
1905	19	#525
1904	12	#686
1903	12	#656
1902	11	#686
1901	10	#683
1900	12	#742
1899	6	#927
1898	15	#543
1897	19	#438
1896	13	#592
1895	7	#871
1894	11	#630
1893	13	#538
1892	14	#547
1891	10	#597
1890	7	#814
1889	16	#464
1888	12	#580
1887	15	#438
1886	9	#647
1885	20	#399
1884	19	#416
1883	18	#412
1882	15	#469
1881	9	#595
1880	20	#381

Names like Orin

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Other spellings of Orin

Oran Oren Orrin Auryn Orran Orren Oryn

Names related to Orin

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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, “Orin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/orin, updated 20 October 2026.