Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Ori

Meaning my light Gender Unisex · 18% girls Rank 2025 #2,002 Trend ↑ Rising 41%

Ori is a gender-neutral Hebrew given name, which means "my light”.

Rank 2025
#2,002
among boys · ↓442 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
107
named Ori · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,475
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
152 babies
All-time total
1,966
#3,757 all-time among boys
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Ori popularity over time

1,966 babies have been named Ori since 1971, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 41 41 4 – #3,865
1980s 6 84 90 9 +120% #3,234
1990s – 169 169 17 +88% #2,996
2000s 46 338 384 38 +127% #2,435
2010s 123 530 653 65 +70% #2,134
2020s (to 2025) 172 457 629 105 +61% #1,560

Where Ori is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 80 0.05 outside top 500
2027 84 0.05 outside top 500
2028 88 0.05 outside top 500
2029 91 0.05 outside top 500
2030 93 0.05 outside top 500

Where Ori is most popular

Boys named Ori per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.046 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Ori born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 46 0.106 +131%
New Jersey 19 0.094 +105%
Massachusetts 12 0.087 +90%
California 71 0.078 +69%
Florida 15 0.032 -31%
Washington 5 0.031 -34%
Georgia 5 0.020 -57%
Illinois 5 0.020 -57%
Texas 13 0.015 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ori

Ori is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,002 in 2025 with 76 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 1,966 American babies have been named Ori, about 82% boys and 18% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 152 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ori stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ori?

The median living Ori is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 19. An estimated 1,900 people named Ori are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ori year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 31 #4,525 76 #2,002
2024 40 #3,802 112 #1,560
2023 29 #4,721 74 #2,041
2022 26 #5,133 84 #1,887
2021 26 #5,062 51 #2,577
2020 20 #6,021 60 #2,282
2019 20 #6,127 66 #2,165
2018 19 #6,456 66 #2,134
2017 15 #7,750 52 #2,478
2016 14 #8,297 52 #2,462
2015 8 #12,720 50 #2,516
2014 10 #10,754 36 #3,143
2013 10 #10,821 53 #2,388
2012 13 #8,998 52 #2,439
2011 7 #14,466 54 #2,369
2010 7 #14,599 49 #2,541
2009 10 #11,280 45 #2,739
2008 – – 44 #2,777
2007 10 #11,426 38 #3,069
2006 10 #11,225 51 #2,435
2005 5 #18,466 32 #3,215
2004 6 #15,588 29 #3,346
2003 – – 29 #3,252
2002 – – 23 #3,746
2001 – – 23 #3,693
2000 5 #16,899 24 #3,500
1995 – – 12 #5,035
1990 – – 14 #4,124
1985 – – – –
1980 6 #9,982 – –
1975 – – 6 #5,276
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ori, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ori?

The median living Ori is about 10 years old. Half of all living Oris are between 4 and 19 years old.

How many people named Ori are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Ori are alive in the United States, based on 1,966 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ori mean?

Ori is a gender-neutral Hebrew given name, which means "my light”.

How popular is the name Ori in 2025?

Ori ranked #2,002 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 76 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ori?

1,966 babies have been named Ori in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ori most popular?

Ori peaked in 2024, when 152 newborns received the name.

Is Ori a boy or girl name?

Ori is used for both: about 18% of babies named Ori have been girls and 82% boys.

Is the name Ori rising or falling?

Ori is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ori become more popular?

Ori is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 93 boys named Ori in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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