boy's name
Orlyn
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Births on record 287
Orlyn is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1923, when 30 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Orlyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 32 |
| 1920s | 115 |
| 1930s | 69 |
| 1940s | 41 |
| 1950s | 20 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 5 |
How popular is Orlyn?
In 2023, Orlyn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Orlyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Orlyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Orlyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Orlyn
How popular is the name Orlyn?
In 2023, Orlyn was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Orlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Orlyn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Orlyn most popular?
Orlyn peaked in 1923, when 30 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.