Orin

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Orin is an anglicised spelling of the Irish given name Odhrán, historically spelled Oḋrán.

From Wikipedia

Orin first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1920 with 111 babies (rank #597 that year). In 2024 it was given to 64 boys (rank #2,246). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Orin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Orin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,214

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

111

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	20	#391
1881	9	#637
1882	15	#482
1883	18	#428
1884	19	#425
1885	20	#408
1886	9	#682
1887	15	#450
1888	12	#600
1889	16	#478
1890	7	#859
1891	10	#625
1892	14	#566
1893	13	#564
1894	11	#660
1895	7	#954
1896	13	#625
1897	19	#452
1898	15	#563
1899	6	#1,019
1900	12	#771
1901	10	#716
1902	11	#723
1903	12	#687
1904	12	#713
1905	19	#543
1906	24	#461
1907	15	#692
1908	15	#704
1909	17	#670
1910	16	#775
1911	22	#682
1912	41	#665
1913	47	#657
1914	57	#675
1915	83	#640
1916	100	#577
1917	88	#633
1918	94	#636
1919	87	#667
1920	111	#597
1921	100	#646
1922	79	#747
1923	86	#700
1924	96	#662
1925	79	#738
1926	82	#706
1927	53	#962
1928	56	#898
1929	69	#779
1930	72	#753
1931	54	#876
1932	65	#791
1933	44	#958
1934	52	#877
1935	50	#902
1936	42	#966
1937	50	#878
1938	49	#906
1939	46	#926
1940	47	#937
1941	52	#884
1942	65	#804
1943	47	#982
1944	51	#894
1945	37	#1,068
1946	54	#904
1947	53	#982
1948	48	#1,018
1949	37	#1,178
1950	46	#1,048
1951	51	#989
1952	44	#1,108
1953	48	#1,053
1954	28	#1,459
1955	37	#1,252
1956	38	#1,249
1957	40	#1,243
1958	33	#1,363
1959	27	#1,547
1960	22	#1,758
1961	31	#1,457
1962	34	#1,359
1963	22	#1,729
1964	27	#1,532
1965	29	#1,450
1966	34	#1,319
1967	40	#1,194
1968	39	#1,231
1969	34	#1,391
1970	50	#1,175
1971	39	#1,370
1972	36	#1,434
1973	29	#1,640
1974	32	#1,573
1975	40	#1,397
1976	39	#1,446
1977	24	#2,047
1978	27	#1,905
1979	41	#1,483
1980	30	#1,898
1981	38	#1,592
1982	37	#1,639
1983	40	#1,527
1984	33	#1,755
1985	32	#1,859
1986	40	#1,638
1987	34	#1,889
1988	35	#1,900
1989	49	#1,633
1990	42	#1,865
1991	28	#2,527
1992	41	#1,975
1993	36	#2,199
1994	32	#2,433
1995	21	#3,276
1996	22	#3,266
1997	28	#2,801
1998	36	#2,433
1999	21	#3,673
2000	36	#2,608
2001	37	#2,604
2002	42	#2,419
2003	28	#3,343
2004	40	#2,676
2005	34	#3,070
2006	38	#2,968
2007	54	#2,406
2008	53	#2,424
2009	66	#2,090
2010	55	#2,348
2011	56	#2,305
2012	80	#1,842
2013	65	#2,082
2014	81	#1,838
2015	79	#1,867
2016	87	#1,769
2017	97	#1,639
2018	86	#1,790
2019	78	#1,910
2020	83	#1,811
2021	95	#1,718
2022	96	#1,742
2023	56	#2,426
2024	64	#2,246