Ori
Ori is a gender-neutral Hebrew given name, which means "my light”. Also a name from the Hebrew Bible. A female name with a similar meaning and sound is Orit.
Meaning & Origin of Ori
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ori is a gender-neutral Hebrew given name, which means "my light”. Also a name from the Hebrew Bible. A female name with a similar meaning and sound is Orit.
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The Story of Ori
As a girl name
Ori first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 40 Oris were born — ranking #3,789 that year. As of 2026, Ori ranks #3,789 for girls with 40 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). In total, more than 393 Oris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ori first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 114 Oris were born — ranking #1,545 that year. As of 2026, Ori ranks #1,545 for boys with 114 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Oris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ori
Ori is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Ori's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,545. Use the chart and map above to compare Ori's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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