Given name & surname
Orren
“from the river”
Orren is a variant of Orrin. One English interpretation is “from the river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Orren is a variant of Orrin. One English interpretation is “from the river.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Orren is a variant of Orrin. An origin associated with Orrin is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Orren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 925
- 925 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,407 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,407 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 446 as a first name in 2020; 545 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Orren
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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