Orin

Orin: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“pale little green one”
Origin
Irish
Say it
OR-in · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Usually an anglicized form of Irish Odhrán, from odhar meaning 'pale' or 'dun'. It can also represent other origins in some families, but the Irish derivation is standard.

How popular is Orin?

202419.2 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Orin in 202464

2024 rank#2,229 boys

Peak year1880

Total US babies since 18806,214

Orin has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Orin

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Rowanlittle red-haired one · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish

Orin questions

What does the name Orin mean?

Orin means "pale little green one". It comes from Irish. Usually an anglicized form of Irish Odhrán, from odhar meaning 'pale' or 'dun'. It can also represent other origins in some families, but the Irish derivation is standard.

Is Orin a boy or girl name?

Orin is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Orin?

64 US babies were named Orin in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.

How do you pronounce Orin?

Orin is usually pronounced OR-in.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.