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Orrie
How to Pronounce Orrie
Pronounced OR-ee /ΛΙr.i/Medium
Meaning: Orrie is a diminutive of Or- names such as Orville ('gold town'), Oren ('pine tree,' Hebrew) or Orrin/Orin. It is a warm, spelled-as-heard pet form that was sometimes recorded as a full given name in the early twentieth century. Its meaning follows whichever parent name a family used.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Orrie is a diminutive of Or- names like Orville ('gold town'), Oren ('pine tree') or Orrin. It appears in United States records from the 1880s with a small high around 1920 and was used for both a nickname and a full name. It was never common - given to only about two dozen boys a year - and largely faded by the late twentieth century, though it lingered into the 2000s.
A boy named Orrie at its 1920 high would be a great-great-grandfather today; the name reads as friendly, rural early-twentieth-century Americana. Two soft beats put it beside Ottie and Ollie. It has not revived, but it fits the gentle -ie style now returning for boys.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Orrie mean?
It is a diminutive of Or- names such as Orville, Oren or Orrin.
How do you pronounce Orrie?
It's said OR-ee /ΛΙr.i/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Orrie a boy or girl name?
Orrie is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Orrie?
It has always been rare, an early-twentieth-century name given to only about two dozen boys a year and long since faded.