Given name
Orlyn
“the golden child”
Orlyn is a variant of Orleans. One Latin interpretation is “the golden child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orlyn is a variant of Orleans. One Latin interpretation is “the golden child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orlyn 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 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orlyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 287
- 287 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 30 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 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 232 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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