Orli
Orli is a feminine given name, meaning "my light" in Hebrew. It may also be a nickname for the masculine name Orlando.
Meaning & Origin of Orli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Orli is a feminine given name, meaning "my light" in Hebrew. It may also be a nickname for the masculine name Orlando.
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The Story of Orli
Orli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 28 Orlis were born — ranking #4,758 that year. As of 2026, Orli ranks #5,057 for baby girls with 26 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 541 Orlis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Orli
Orli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 541 births in the dataset. Orli's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #4,758. Use the chart and map above to compare Orli'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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