Orpheus
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Orpheus is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “orphan”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Orpheus mean?
Greek
“orphan”
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Orpheus a girl's or a boy's name?
Orpheus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Orpheus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 225% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Orpheus, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Orpheus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2 | #5,967 |
Names like Orpheus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Rowan, Ronan, Finn, Luca, Orhan, Rian, Oscar, Callan, Rory, Casey, Oakley
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Orpheus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/orpheus, updated 20 October 2026.