# Orrin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/orrin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Orin |
| US babies named this | 5,985 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,985 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 201, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2,105 |
| 2018 | 73 | 2,011 |
| 2019 | 67 | 2,143 |
| 2020 | 60 | 2,283 |
| 2021 | 57 | 2,404 |
| 2022 | 60 | 2,373 |
| 2023 | 57 | 2,412 |
| 2024 | 50 | 2,657 |
| 2025 | 62 | 2,278 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 2,613 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,458 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3,362 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2,707 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2,804 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2,324 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1,683 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1,587 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2,682 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1,984 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,692 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2,007 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1,951 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,440 |

## People named Orrin

- Orrin Hatch, American politician (1934–2022) – Former United States Senator and Former President Pro Te
- Orrin Upshaw, American tug of war competitor (1874-1937)
- Orrin Keepnews, American record producer (1923–2015)
- Orrin Evans, American musician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.