Orange
- Last seen for girls in 1928 at #3,743
- Last seen for boys in 1971 at #4,907
- Given to boys 97.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 13 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 598since 1881
Orange over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Orange has never cracked the top 500 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1971 | — | #4,907 | 5 | |
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| 1959 | — | #3,037 | 8 | |
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| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | #3,886 | 5 | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | #3,143 | 7 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,875 | 8 | |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
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| 1949 | — | #2,337 | 11 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,010 | 7 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,370 | 6 | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | #1,852 | 14 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,872 | 7 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,829 | 7 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,214 | 11 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,313 | 11 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,864 | 8 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,933 | 16 | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | — | #2,034 | 16 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,904 | 9 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,446 | 12 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | — | #2,059 | 16 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1919 | — | #2,063 | 15 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,073 | 15 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,423 | 11 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,782 | 16 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,676 | 11 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
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| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
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| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #635 | 12 | |
| 1897 | — | #681 | 10 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
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| 1889 | — | #628 | 10 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
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| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #691 | 8 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Orange! It came in at #595, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Orange is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Orange in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1971
- Biggest jump: 241 spots in 1901
- Biggest drop: 222 spots in 1895
Rise & fade · boys
3 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1884 at #520 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 15 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 15 yrs · run 1881–1886
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,803
- Highest: 1 in 8,803 boys born in 1884 were named Orange (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 353,689 boys born in 1971 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 22.2% of all boys named Orange (133) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 76 | #520 (1884) | #637 |
| 1890s | 47 | #635 (1898) | #837 |
| 1900s | 40 | #727 (1901) | #1,051 |
| 1910s | 109 | #1,676 (1913) | #1,924 |
| 1920s | 133 | #1,747 (1920) | #2,389 |
| 1930s | 87 | #2,214 (1933) | #2,650 |
| 1940s | 73 | #1,852 (1945) | #2,811 |
| 1950s | 28 | #2,875 (1952) | #3,235 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 5 | #4,907 (1971) | #4,907 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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