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“Variant of Odhrán — little dun one (from Old Irish odur 'dun' with diminutive -án)” — Irish, anglicized from Odhrán origin
Boy's name · #1859 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
Orin is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1880, when it ranked #391. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 6,300 boys since 1880, ranked #1859 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Together with its spelling variant Orrin (#2278), Orin would rank around #1315 with about 150 births last year — the newborns split about 58/42 between Orin and Orrin.
Around the world: about 1 in 4,900 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 9,400 boys in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 45 notable people named Orin:
Similar names: Orrin · Angus · Orson · Ellison · Torin · Sloan
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