Orly
Meaning
light for me; a bright modern Israeli favorite
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Orly has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
369 people · the #16,487 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 61
Among people named Orly living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Orly
Most people given the name Orly in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Orly deep dive
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