NameTides

Orin

Orin was the #1,852 boys' name in the US in 2025 (85 babies), and #1,035 in England & Wales.

Orin as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Orin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Orin as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. In Northern Ireland, the line follows the most-used spelling each year: Orin to 2010, orin 2014, Orin from 2016. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,852 (85)#1,035 (29)#647 (4)—#829 (3)—
2024#2,236 (64)#1,132 (25)#535 (5)———
2023#2,416 (56)#1,207 (23)#400 (8)—#770 (3)#2,336 (7)
2022#1,737 (96)#1,314 (20)#425 (7)——#2,493 (6)
2021#1,710 (95)#939 (32)#720 (3)—#755 (3)#1,277 (16)
2020#1,798 (83)#1,431 (17)#350 (10)—#741 (3)#2,431 (6)
2019#1,899 (78)#1,655 (14)#701 (3)#418 (3)#646 (4)#1,835 (9)
2018#1,777 (86)#1,158 (23)#516 (5)#416 (3)—#1,836 (9)
2017#1,630 (97)#1,289 (20)#733 (3)—#547 (5)#1,852 (9)
2016#1,763 (87)#1,081 (26)#592 (4)#358 (4)—#2,182 (7)
2015#1,853 (79)#1,786 (13)#686 (3)—#421 (8)#1,681 (10)
2014#1,828 (81)#2,248 (9)#680 (3)#315 (5)#468 (7)#1,311 (14)
2013#2,065 (65)#1,116 (23)——#479 (6)—
2012#1,832 (80)#2,270 (9)———#2,368 (6)
2011#2,284 (56)#2,194 (9)#648 (3)—#623 (4)#1,681 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1885 at #399.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Orin is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 43,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Orin by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Orin (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OrinCanadaBoys—too few
OrinEngland & WalesGirls—too few
OrinEngland & WalesBoys#1,03529
OrinIrelandBoys#8293
OrinNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
OrinNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
OrinNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
OrinScotlandBoys#6474
OrinUSGirls—too few
OrinUSBoys#1,85285