Orrin

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Orrin 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 1915 with 98 babies (rank #575 that year). In 2024 it was given to 49 boys (rank #2,691). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Orrin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Orrin 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.

5,922

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Orrin

Orrin Hatchanti-abortion activist · b. 1934

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	9	#672
1881	20	#383
1882	22	#385
1883	11	#585
1884	13	#537
1885	10	#630
1886	14	#503
1887	12	#535
1888	16	#496
1889	15	#492
1890	16	#479
1891	12	#553
1892	11	#673
1893	5	#1,146
1894	15	#534
1895	11	#665
1896	9	#814
1897	15	#542
1898	14	#597
1899	16	#496
1900	10	#889
1901	12	#629
1902	5	#1,265
1903	6	#1,098
1904	9	#858
1905	8	#984
1906	11	#792
1907	12	#803
1908	6	#1,332
1909	9	#1,064
1910	19	#698
1911	13	#966
1912	43	#645
1913	54	#603
1914	68	#614
1915	98	#575
1916	94	#603
1917	88	#634
1918	95	#630
1919	79	#713
1920	84	#712
1921	72	#801
1922	77	#757
1923	90	#680
1924	65	#857
1925	71	#784
1926	67	#811
1927	60	#881
1928	56	#899
1929	67	#791
1930	56	#889
1931	48	#956
1932	47	#958
1933	45	#945
1934	50	#895
1935	36	#1,093
1936	40	#1,006
1937	48	#903
1938	38	#1,058
1939	50	#881
1940	72	#722
1941	61	#813
1942	62	#830
1943	60	#865
1944	44	#983
1945	52	#877
1946	55	#894
1947	51	#1,008
1948	37	#1,190
1949	44	#1,070
1950	49	#1,002
1951	35	#1,255
1952	53	#992
1953	36	#1,256
1954	29	#1,426
1955	31	#1,390
1956	40	#1,211
1957	50	#1,084
1958	34	#1,335
1959	31	#1,432
1960	44	#1,187
1961	66	#946
1962	52	#1,065
1963	50	#1,086
1964	46	#1,142
1965	25	#1,584
1966	49	#1,056
1967	25	#1,562
1968	18	#1,945
1969	31	#1,458
1970	20	#2,041
1971	15	#2,525
1972	22	#1,956
1973	18	#2,293
1974	18	#2,338
1975	22	#2,111
1976	20	#2,308
1977	26	#1,934
1978	20	#2,352
1979	26	#2,031
1980	30	#1,899
1981	36	#1,653
1982	43	#1,479
1983	43	#1,464
1984	43	#1,475
1985	36	#1,718
1986	56	#1,314
1987	47	#1,524
1988	43	#1,661
1989	51	#1,585
1990	53	#1,581
1991	47	#1,739
1992	51	#1,692
1993	41	#1,993
1994	37	#2,210
1995	33	#2,386
1996	36	#2,288
1997	33	#2,486
1998	37	#2,380
1999	19	#3,940
2000	38	#2,512
2001	43	#2,332
2002	33	#2,869
2003	38	#2,666
2004	47	#2,407
2005	41	#2,688
2006	44	#2,689
2007	58	#2,271
2008	72	#1,976
2009	67	#2,066
2010	54	#2,367
2011	57	#2,279
2012	67	#2,062
2013	64	#2,109
2014	49	#2,535
2015	83	#1,813
2016	52	#2,463
2017	66	#2,104
2018	73	#2,011
2019	67	#2,142
2020	60	#2,281
2021	57	#2,402
2022	60	#2,373
2023	57	#2,410
2024	49	#2,691