Orrin is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Orrin in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Orrin in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Orrin
Orrin Evans — Orrin Evans is an American jazz pianist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Orrin
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Orrin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Orrin in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Orrin is rising: up 242 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,485 in 1998.
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 W. Robinson (philologist) and Orrin H. Ingram II. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
9
UK babies named Orrin (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 242 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
Almost certainly the only Orrin in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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 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).