boy's name

Orrin

  • Origin Irish
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 6,455

Northern Ireland

#308

2002 births

Orrin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Orrin is a name of Irish origin.
  • Peaked in 1915, when 98 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 53,476 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Orrin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Orrin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 142
1890s 124
1900s 88
1910s 651
1920s 709
1930s 458
1940s 538
1950s 388
1960s 406
1970s 207
1980s 428
1990s 387
2000s 481
2010s 632
2020s (to 2025) 346

How popular is Orrin?

In 2025, Orrin was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Orrin is used

Northern Ireland #308 3 in 2002
Scotland #463 7 in 2024
Ireland #810 3 in 2015
Canada #2,137 9 in 2023
United States #2,271 62 in 2025
England & Wales #2,586 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Orrin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Orrin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Orrin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Orrin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Orrin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Orrin

How popular is the name Orrin?

In 2025, Orrin was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Orrin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Orrin?

Orrin has 2 syllables.

When was Orrin most popular?

Orrin peaked in 1915, when 98 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Orrin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Orrin currently ranks #463 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.