Orlin Boy
How popular is Orlin?
#4,538 boy name in 2025
22 baby boys were named Orlin in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.
Orlin popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,538 for boys (▼ 341 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 22 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+22% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #4,694 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1932 (48 boys) |
| Highest rank | #937 in 1932 |
| First recorded | 1908 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Orlin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Orlin family of names ranked #2,948 for boys in 2025 (#2,774 the year before), with 29 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Orlin | 22 | 76% |
| Orlan | 7 | 24% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Orlin is most popular
Babies named Orlin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (25 boys)
Orlin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1910s | 202 | #1,072 |
| 1920s | 360 | #1,101 |
| 1930s | 300 | #937 |
| 1940s | 198 | #1,288 |
| 1950s | 104 | #1,790 |
| 1960s | 54 | #2,981 |
| 1970s | 37 | #3,835 |
| 1980s | 23 | #4,959 |
| 1990s | 27 | #5,353 |
| 2000s | 113 | #4,710 |
| 2010s | 145 | #4,534 |
| 2020s | 114 | #4,197 |
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Questions
- Is Orlin a boy or girl name?
- Orlin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Orlin were boys.
- How popular is the name Orlin?
- 22 baby boys were named Orlin in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.
- When was Orlin most popular?
- Orlin peaked in 1932, when 48 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #937 in 1932.
- How many people are named Orlin?
- 1,683 babies have been named Orlin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 710 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Orlin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Orlin was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.