Given name & surname
Orlin
“the golden child”
Orlin is a variant of Orleans. One Latin interpretation is “the golden child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orlin is a variant of Orleans. One Latin interpretation is “the golden child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orlin is a variant of Orleans. An origin associated with Orleans is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orlin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,683
- 1,683 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,662 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,662 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 48 in 1932. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,506 as a first name in 2020; 220 as a surname in 2020.
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 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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