Fun Facts About the Name Orlin
- More than 1 thousand babies named Orlin: U.S. records list 1,682 babies given the name Orlin from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Orlin Mean?
Orlin is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, specifically Bulgarian, meaning "eagle" or "of the eagle." It is formed from the Bulgarian word орел (orel), "eagle," with the adjectival ending -ин (-in), so the name literally means "eagle's" or "eagle-like." In Bulgarian it is written Орлин. The literal sense comes directly from the bird; it is a nature name rather than a later symbolic invention. The same Slavic root for "eagle" appears in other languages, such as Russian орёл and Polish orzeł, but Orlin as a given name is chiefly Bulgarian.
Orlin Name History & Origins
The name derives from the Slavic word for "eagle," орел (orel). In Bulgarian, Орлин is an adjectival form meaning "eagle's" or "eagle-like," and it has been used as a masculine given name within Bulgaria's stock of nature-derived names. Bulgarian naming tradition includes many names taken from animals, plants, and natural features, and Orlin belongs to that pattern. The same root is widespread in Slavic languages, but the specific given name Орлин is a Bulgarian development. It also appears as a surname in Bulgaria and among emigrant communities. In the English-speaking world, Orlin is rare; it is used as a given name, possibly through Bulgarian immigration or as an independent transferred use of the surname. Orlin is not a variant of Orlando or Roland; those names have different origins.
How Popular is the Name Orlin?
Orlin recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1932. Its best rank was #947 in 1932.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,662 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #4,277 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2023 | #6,426 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #4,974 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #6,986 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #4,812 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #4,922 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #5,717 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,983 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #5,084 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #5,225 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #4,657 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #6,513 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #8,687 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #7,921 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #8,610 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,123 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #4,852 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #5,151 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,364 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #6,988 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #6,413 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #10,516 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #11,976 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,972 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,246 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #5,941 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #9,316 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #5,672 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #7,649 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,517 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #7,008 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,330 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #6,504 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #5,655 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #6,236 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #4,088 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #4,313 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,767 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,842 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #4,367 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,175 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,521 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,256 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,231 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,946 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,564 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,884 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,205 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #2,777 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #4,322 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #1,835 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #4,217 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #2,163 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #2,133 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #2,338 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #2,403 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #2,424 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #1,646 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1947 | #2,330 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #2,237 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #1,484 | 21 | 0.0016% |
| 1944 | #1,469 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1943 | #1,451 | 24 | 0.0017% |
| 1942 | #1,455 | 24 | 0.0017% |
| 1941 | #1,401 | 24 | 0.0020% |
| 1940 | #1,302 | 27 | 0.0023% |
| 1939 | #1,616 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1938 | #1,669 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1937 | #1,225 | 30 | 0.0028% |
| 1936 | #1,161 | 33 | 0.0032% |
| 1935 | #1,142 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1934 | #1,234 | 30 | 0.0029% |
| 1933 | #1,300 | 27 | 0.0027% |
| 1932 | #947 | 48 | 0.0046% |
| 1931 | #1,235 | 32 | 0.0031% |
| 1930 | #1,324 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1929 | #1,189 | 35 | 0.0033% |
| 1928 | #1,374 | 29 | 0.0026% |
| 1927 | #1,397 | 29 | 0.0026% |
| 1926 | #1,155 | 39 | 0.0035% |
| 1925 | #1,139 | 39 | 0.0035% |
| 1924 | #1,218 | 36 | 0.0032% |
| 1923 | #1,112 | 42 | 0.0038% |
| 1922 | #1,153 | 39 | 0.0036% |
| 1921 | #1,263 | 34 | 0.0031% |
| 1920 | #1,175 | 38 | 0.0036% |
| 1919 | #1,341 | 29 | 0.0030% |
| 1918 | #1,226 | 33 | 0.0033% |
| 1917 | #1,287 | 29 | 0.0031% |
| 1916 | #1,093 | 36 | 0.0040% |
| 1915 | #1,331 | 26 | 0.0031% |
| 1914 | #1,293 | 22 | 0.0034% |
| 1913 | #1,425 | 15 | 0.0029% |
| 1912 | #1,502 | 12 | 0.0028% |
| 1908 | #1,331 | 6 | 0.0039% |
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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