Names Like Orlan — Find Similar Baby Names
Orlan is a 5-letter English boys' name meaning “From The Pointed Hill”. This page collects 126 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Oran and Orla, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -lan like Lan and Alan, and names sharing the “pointed” concept like Crista and Kip.
For the full Orlan profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Orlan page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Orlan
24 baby names that differ from Orlan by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oran | 1 | White | Celtic | Male |
| Orla | 1 | Golden | Irish | Female |
| Orland | 1 | Renowned In The Land. Form Of Roland. | German | Male |
| Orlin | 1 | Renowned In The Land. Form Of Roland. | Spanish | Male |
| Orman | 1 | Spearman | English | Male |
| Orran | 1 | The Name Of An English River. | English | Male |
| Obrian | 2 | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Odran | 2 | Pale Green | Irish | Male |
| Ola | 2 | Ibo Of Nigeria Name Meaning "Precious, Worth." | African | Female |
| Olaf | 2 | Family | Danish | Male |
| Ollin | 2 | Movement | Nahuatl | Male |
| Omran | 2 | Solid Structure | Arabic | Male |
| Onan | 2 | Prosperous | Turkish | Male |
| Ora | 2 | "Money." | Anglo | Female |
| Orah | 2 | Light | Hebrew | Female |
| Oram | 2 | From The Riverbank Enclosure | English | Male |
| Orane | 2 | Rising | French | Female |
| Ordland | 2 | From The Pointed Hill | English | Male |
| Ordman | 2 | Spearman | English | Male |
| Orea | 2 | From The Mountain | Greek | Female |
| Oren | 2 | Tree | Hebrew | Male |
| Orham | 2 | From Tbe Riverbank Enclosure | English | Male |
| Oria | 2 | Golden | Italian | Female |
| Oriana | 2 | Blond | Celtic | Female |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Orlan’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
5-Letter O-Names Like Orlan
24 names that share Orlan's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Orlan's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Orlan
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Orlan.
Names That Rhyme with Orlan
18 baby names that share Orlan's last 3 letters — -lan. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lan | Orchid Flower | Vietnamese | Female |
| Alan | Fair: Handsome. See Also Allen. | Celtic | Male |
| Elan | Friendly | Native American | Male |
| Allan | Handsome | Celtic | Male |
| Arlan | Oath | Celtic | Male |
| Calan | Contemporary Variant Of Cailean Child. | Scottish | Male |
| Colan | Abbreviation Of Nicholas People's Victory. | English | Male |
| Dalan | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dilan | Like A Lion. | French | Male |
| Dolan | Dark: Bold. Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Dylan | Man From The Sea | Welsh | Male |
| Felan | Wolf | Irish | Male |
| Galan | Sings | Anglo | Male |
| Jolan | Countiy | German | Female |
| Kalan | Variant Of Kay And Kayla. Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | English | Female |
| Kelan | Slender | Irish | Male |
| Kylan | A Place-Name Referring To The Narrows: A Wood Or A Church. | Irish | Male |
| Milan | "Union, Combine, Joining" | Indian | Male |
Names That Start Like Orlan
12 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Orlan — Orl-. Good for parents who like Orlan's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orla | Golden | Irish | Female |
| Orlee | Light | Hebrew | Female |
| Orlin | Renowned In The Land. Form Of Roland. | Spanish | Male |
| Orland | Renowned In The Land. Form Of Roland. | German | Male |
| Orlege | Battle Strife | Anglo | Male |
| Orlena | Gold | French | Female |
| Orlene | Gold | French | Female |
| Orlina | Gold | French | Female |
| Orlaith | Golden | Irish | Female |
| Orlando | Renowned In The Land. Form Of Roland. | German | Male |
| Orlondo | Renowned In The Land. Form Of Roland. | German | Male |
| Orlaithe | Golden | Irish | Female |