Orli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- OR-lee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,553 for girls
Orli is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my light”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 5,553rd for girls in the US (22 babies).
What does Orli mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Orly; Hebrew or 'light' + li 'to me'
“my light”
A modern Israeli name built from or, 'light', and li, 'to me' or 'mine'.
Meaning borrowed from Orly.
Is Orli a girl's or a boy's name?
Orli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 22 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Orli in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Orli, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 10 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Orli than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Orli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Orli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
How popular is Orli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,553among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 73,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the US were named Orli, making it the 5,553rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,001st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Orli in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 51 girls in the US were given Orli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,538, up from #5,553 for this spelling alone.
- Orly 29
- Orli 22
Orli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #5,553 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4,667 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5,544 |
| 2022 | 20 | #5,981 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5,394 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5,001 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5,615 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
Names like Orli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Orla Ocean Aoife Caoimhe Keira Fiadh Sienna Maeve Kiara Rowan Quinn
Other spellings of Orli
Names related to Orli
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, “Orli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/orli, updated 20 October 2026.