Given name
Orby
“one who brings excitement”
Orby is a variant of Orbelina. One American interpretation is “one who brings excitement.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orby is a variant of Orbelina. One American interpretation is “one who brings excitement.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orby is a variant of Orbelina. An origin associated with Orbelina is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orby through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 151
- 151 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1947. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Orby, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Odis
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