Fun Facts About the Name Orly
- 824 babies named Orly: U.S. records list 824 babies given the name Orly from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Orly Mean?
Orly is a feminine given name of Modern Hebrew origin. It means my light and is built from the Hebrew word or (אוֹר), meaning light, and the possessive suffix -li (לִי), meaning to me or mine. The literal sense is light to me or light is mine, which is usually rendered simply as my light. The spelling Orli is a common variant transliteration of the same Hebrew name.
Orly Name History & Origins
Orly is formed from Hebrew vocabulary: the word or (light) plus the first-person possessive ending -li. It is a Modern Hebrew feminine name and is used in Israel and by Jewish families elsewhere. The variant transliteration Orli represents the same name. The unrelated place name Orly, a town and airport south of Paris, comes from a Latin place name possibly connected with the Roman family name Aurelius; that French place name is not the source of the Hebrew given name.
How Popular is the Name Orly?
Orly has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #4,403 in 2013.
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 | #4,723 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2024 | #5,901 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #5,895 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #4,551 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2021 | #4,700 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #4,728 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #5,132 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #4,858 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #7,348 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #4,500 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #5,622 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #5,274 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #4,403 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2012 | #5,214 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #5,684 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #5,925 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #5,503 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #6,089 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #6,270 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #6,295 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #6,184 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #11,385 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #8,361 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #7,350 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #10,786 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #6,723 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #9,306 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #9,098 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #13,287 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #7,972 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #15,110 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,467 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #11,430 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,546 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #11,136 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #7,312 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #8,186 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #8,524 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #6,974 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #6,330 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #11,645 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,363 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #4,668 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #7,919 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #7,214 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #7,129 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #8,285 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #10,130 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #6,391 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #8,039 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #8,922 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #5,034 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #7,498 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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 Orly 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 very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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