How Many People Are Named Orrin?
An estimated 3,405 people in the United States have the first name Orrin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Orrin peaked in popularity in 1915 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orrin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Orrin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,405
About 1 in 100,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1915
98 births
Total Registered
5,922
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orrin
Orrin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,922 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Orrin as a male name
Ranked #2,691 in 2024
49 male births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (98 births)
Orrin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orrin span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 709 babies were registered. While Orrin is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Orrin by Decade
How has Orrin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Orrin by State
Birth registrations for Orrin span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, California, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Utah, Oregon, Oklahoma. On average, about 46 Orrins were registered per state.
Orrin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orrin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Orrin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orrin?
We estimate approximately 3,405 people named Orrin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 100,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Orrin a common name?
Orrin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,922 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orrin most popular?
Orrin reached peak popularity in 1915, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orrin is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orrin a male name?
Orrin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orrin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orrin Smith, Orrin Johnson, Orrin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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