Orrin is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Orrin in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
About the Name Orrin
Orrin is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 730 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1485 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Orrin is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Orrin
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Orrin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Orrin in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Orrin is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 730 places over the last five years to #1952 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Orrin is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Orrin include: Orrin Evans — Orrin Evans is an American jazz pianist.; Orrin W. Robinson (philologist) — Orrin W.; Orrin H. Ingram II — Orrin H..
Orrin does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Orrins in the wild.
12
UK babies named Orrin (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 730 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Orrin
Likely around 1 other Orrin in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Orrin
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Orrin Grant Hatch was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S.
Orrin Devinsky is an American neurologist who is the Director of the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and the Saint Barnabas Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN). He is also a professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry at NYU Langone School of Medicine.