Fun Facts About the Name Orie
- More than 2 thousand babies named Orie: U.S. records list 2,154 babies given the name Orie from 1880 through 2025. Even 428 girls received the name Orie - about 1 girl for every 4 boys.
What Does the Name Orie Mean?
Orie is a given name of Hebrew origin, from the root אוֹר (or), meaning "light," with the possessive suffix י (i), "my." The resulting name, אוֹרִי (Ori), means "my light." In English use, Orie is a spelling variant of Ori. The biblical name Uri (אוּרִי) is a related form. In Japanese, Orie (おりえ) is an unrelated feminine name written with various kanji, so its meaning depends on the characters chosen; for example, 織恵 combines "weave" and "blessing," while 織江 combines "weave" and "inlet."
Orie Name History & Origins
The Hebrew root אוֹר (or), "light," appears in the biblical personal name Uri (אוּרִי). In the Hebrew Bible, Uri son of Hur is named as the father of Bezalel in Exodus 31:2 and 1 Chronicles 2:20. The shorter form Ori (אוֹרִי) is used in modern Hebrew. English speakers have used Orie as a transliteration or variant spelling, and it appears as a masculine given name in English-speaking countries.
Japanese Orie (おりえ) has a separate history. It is usually written with kanji and is typically feminine. Its meaning is not fixed but depends on the characters chosen, so it is not a translation or variant of the Hebrew name.
How Popular is the Name Orie?
Orie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1917. Its best rank was #627 in 1880.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | #7,845 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #6,004 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,100 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #4,523 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,978 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #5,189 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #5,189 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #4,903 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,347 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #2,539 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1937 | #4,767 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,321 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #4,738 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #2,693 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #3,336 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #4,296 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #4,824 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #2,189 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #5,117 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1928 | #2,591 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1927 | #3,235 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #3,481 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #2,465 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #3,602 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #2,688 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #2,260 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1921 | #2,099 | 19 | 0.0015% |
| 1920 | #2,696 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1919 | #2,959 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #2,638 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1917 | #2,180 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1916 | #4,285 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #2,227 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1914 | #2,582 | 9 | 0.0012% |
| 1913 | #3,584 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #2,099 | 9 | 0.0016% |
| 1911 | #2,771 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1910 | #2,087 | 7 | 0.0018% |
| 1909 | #2,462 | 5 | 0.0014% |
| 1908 | #1,810 | 7 | 0.0021% |
| 1903 | #1,738 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1902 | #1,411 | 8 | 0.0030% |
| 1900 | #2,150 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1899 | #1,360 | 7 | 0.0030% |
| 1898 | #1,896 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1895 | #1,551 | 6 | 0.0026% |
| 1894 | #1,213 | 8 | 0.0036% |
| 1890 | #1,074 | 8 | 0.0042% |
| 1888 | #1,248 | 6 | 0.0034% |
| 1887 | #1,265 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1883 | #1,019 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,545 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #13,664 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,094 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #8,800 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #8,000 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #11,625 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #10,514 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #13,662 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,324 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #6,534 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #9,426 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #11,874 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #13,731 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #12,079 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,168 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #7,293 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #8,124 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #8,711 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #10,515 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,971 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,986 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,559 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #6,808 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,397 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #9,431 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #6,363 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #4,906 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #2,757 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #5,584 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #3,297 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1986 | #2,483 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #7,303 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,113 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,998 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,857 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #6,233 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #3,604 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #5,076 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #3,379 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #5,447 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #3,453 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,509 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #4,008 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,725 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #3,466 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,620 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #3,255 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,541 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,489 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #3,210 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #2,077 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #2,070 | 16 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #2,601 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #1,956 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1954 | #2,561 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #3,078 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #1,848 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #1,816 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1950 | #2,539 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #1,861 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #1,551 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1947 | #1,720 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1946 | #1,738 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1945 | #1,522 | 20 | 0.0015% |
| 1944 | #2,058 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1943 | #1,969 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1942 | #1,487 | 23 | 0.0017% |
| 1941 | #1,476 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1940 | #1,959 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1939 | #1,851 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1938 | #1,602 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1937 | #2,166 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1936 | #1,774 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1935 | #1,415 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1934 | #1,833 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1933 | #1,577 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1932 | #1,899 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1931 | #1,418 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1930 | #1,454 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1929 | #1,438 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1928 | #1,686 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1927 | #1,345 | 31 | 0.0028% |
| 1926 | #1,347 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1925 | #1,442 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1924 | #1,149 | 40 | 0.0035% |
| 1923 | #1,232 | 35 | 0.0032% |
| 1922 | #1,102 | 42 | 0.0039% |
| 1921 | #1,218 | 36 | 0.0033% |
| 1920 | #1,174 | 38 | 0.0036% |
| 1919 | #1,243 | 33 | 0.0034% |
| 1918 | #1,147 | 37 | 0.0037% |
| 1917 | #1,014 | 42 | 0.0045% |
| 1916 | #1,134 | 34 | 0.0038% |
| 1915 | #1,115 | 34 | 0.0040% |
| 1914 | #880 | 39 | 0.0060% |
| 1913 | #1,241 | 18 | 0.0035% |
| 1912 | #1,017 | 21 | 0.0049% |
| 1911 | #1,102 | 11 | 0.0049% |
| 1910 | #972 | 12 | 0.0062% |
| 1909 | #1,063 | 9 | 0.0055% |
| 1908 | #1,003 | 9 | 0.0058% |
| 1907 | #918 | 10 | 0.0068% |
| 1906 | #905 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1905 | #900 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1904 | #1,173 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| 1903 | #1,257 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1901 | #1,030 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1900 | #770 | 12 | 0.0080% |
| 1899 | #840 | 8 | 0.0075% |
| 1898 | #865 | 8 | 0.0065% |
| 1897 | #636 | 12 | 0.0106% |
| 1896 | #712 | 11 | 0.0092% |
| 1895 | #782 | 9 | 0.0077% |
| 1894 | #839 | 8 | 0.0069% |
| 1891 | #930 | 6 | 0.0059% |
| 1890 | #858 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1889 | #710 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1888 | #741 | 9 | 0.0074% |
| 1887 | #1,025 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1886 | #933 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1885 | #1,057 | 5 | 0.0046% |
| 1884 | #942 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1883 | #863 | 6 | 0.0057% |
| 1882 | #740 | 8 | 0.0070% |
| 1880 | #627 | 10 | 0.0091% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Orie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are patient, persevering and strong willed. You are a good student, absorbing knowledge easily and retaining it well. You are either a saint or a sinner. You tend to hold things inside and suffer in silence. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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