Given name
Orlie
“surrounded by light”·“The Lord is my light”
Orlie is a variant of Orly. One Hebrew interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Orlie is a variant of Oralee. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is my light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orlie is a variant of Orly. One Hebrew interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Orlie is a variant of Oralee. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is my light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orlie is a variant of Orly. An origin associated with Orly is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orlie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 357
- 345 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 20 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 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 168 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Orlie’s family of names
Orlie has a related form in Orly. Orlie has a related form in Oralee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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