Orren

#10,403 in 2025Boys' name

Literal meaning not recorded

Orren has been given to 925 babies in the U.S. since 1880. In 2025 it ranked #10,403 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 1923, with 28 recorded.

Babies named Orren, 2025

1 in 474,000

Orren over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Orren: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Orren means

Orren is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Orren is used in English.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 925 boys were recorded with the name Orren between 1880 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 28 in 1923; its best national rank was #885 in 1880.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #11,627 in 2020 to #10,403 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #9,337 in 2015 to #10,403 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Orren?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 474,000; 7 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 244,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #10,403; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 328,272 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Orren sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 328,272 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Orren. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Orrens were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Orren was born before 1944 — so the typical Orren is around 81 today.

Median birth year: 1944; About 81 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 18.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 21.2%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 415; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 18.1% of all recorded uses (167).

Is Orren rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −1,603; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: +1,224; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: −1,066; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.88×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 25.0%; Peak was 1923 (28)
Years since peak: 102; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 32.1% average annual change
Best rank ever: #885; 1880

Spellings of Orren

Orren is not the most common spelling — Owen is, with 31.3% against Orren's 0.12%.

Owen31.3%245,644
Warren23.5%184,518
Darren13.2%103,937
Loren5.9%46,479
Orion2.9%23,120
Soren1.4%10,946
Daren1.4%10,855
Oren1.2%9,502

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Orren around the world

Where Orren ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1997–2025
#4,275
in 2025
South Australia
1983–1983
#443
in 1983

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Orren by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #10,403
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 1,224
Best rank ever: #885; 1880
Peak year: 1923; 28 that year
First recorded: 1880
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 925
Count in 2025: 7

Names similar to Orren

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Aaren Orris Ahren Toren Garen Orrie Evren Orry Taren Orrin Torren Tyren Joren Ezren Beren Arren Curren Jiren Jayren Bren Koren Kieren Garren Kyren

Sibling names for Orren

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Adell Kattie Berta Margarette Idella Jannie Beryl Vina

For a brother

Eldridge Trinidad Bertram Maynard Delmer Buford Cletus Frances

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