Orlando

Last seen for girls in 1996 at #13,518 · #871 for boys in 2025, 275 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1975 · 843 births
Debut · boys
16 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
49,454
since 1880

Orlando over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Orlando has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #246, 1975boys
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.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#871275
2024—#843289
2023—#775329
2022—#811307
2021—#754336
2020—#772307
2019—#723337
2018—#666379
2017—#654393
2016—#623430
2015—#613438
2014—#561493
2013—#557471
2012—#460590
2011—#482545
2010—#432634
2009—#408719
2008—#419697
2007—#367860
2006—#355853
2005—#363813
2004—#360779
2003—#372702
2002—#373708
2001—#364731
2000—#401634
1999—#382680
1998—#392629
1997—#376645
1996#13,5185#368649
1995#11,7836#364659
1994#13,4305#362661
1993—#347691
1992#11,7386#357663
1991#11,5096#321787
1990#12,9585#314800
1989#8,7618#292839
1988#7,6919#269875
1987#5,92312#255877
1986#7,1349#267817
1985#5,34813#282730
1984#10,4225#301661
1983—#293688
1982#10,5175#292690
1981—#284717
1980#5,24513#283743
1979#7,3138#291695
1978#5,56311#295636
1977#5,21312#281688
1976—#288651
1975#5,51610#246843
1974#5,01111#267719
1973#7,4356#290626
1972#5,4809#293628
1971#5,5439#294676
1970#5,06110#289718
1969#5,9747#302627
1968#6,2466#290651
1967#6,8045#305584
1966—#324528
1965#5,8176#318578
1964—#315606
1963#5,2967#296678
1962#6,5785#300665
1961#5,3097#320603
1960#5,6966#371451
1959—#383429
1958—#399381
1957—#417350
1956—#412342
1955—#449273
1954—#437274
1953—#473217
1952—#537173
1951—#516175
1950—#528163
1949—#604128
1948—#647109
1947—#543153
1946—#601115
1945—#62295
1944—#67983
1943—#623103
1942—#575116
1941—#553117
1940—#550115
1939—#524119
1938—#60197
1937—#59894
1936—#58697
1935—#581100
1934—#568108
1933—#572101
1932—#64488
1931—#557111
1930—#561114
1929—#602101
1928—#516137
1927—#524136
1926—#491149
1925—#464171
1924—#464175
1923—#448186
1922—#464179
1921—#444192
1920—#448181
1919—#386230
1918—#435184
1917—#453156
1916—#517121
1915—#454146
1914—#483101
1913—#49876
1912—#47468
1911—#58427
1910—#55626
1909—#67916
1908—#61318
1907—#59118
1906—#56817
1905—#78610
1904—#8109
1903—#8468
1902—#74410
1901—#7279
1900—#64915
1899—#66110
1898—#7449
1897—#68110
1896—#1,1015
1895—#57913
1894—#54314
1893—#61511
1892—#52515
1891—#56411
1890—#8846
1889—#54912
1888—#52814
1887—#54411
1886—#51213
1885—#46216
1884—#54712
1883—#55611
1882—#51413
1881—#38919
1880—#44216
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Orlando was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1896, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Orlando is popular in 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedMNIllinois: #257 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,688 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedWIMichigan: #385 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,363 boysMINew York: #185 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 1,410 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedINOhio: #306 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,395 boysOHPennsylvania: #256 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,362 boysPANew Jersey: #221 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,278 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #277 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 2,367 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedUTColorado: #289 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,397 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedNEMissouri: #303 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,576 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedWVVirginia: #301 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,087 boysVAMaryland: #287 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,519 boysMDDelaware: #122 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 708 boysDEArizona: #189 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,056 boysAZNew Mexico: #114 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 474 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedARTennessee: #315 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,522 boysTNNorth Carolina: #315 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,027 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #231 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,809 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #414 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,044 boysLAMississippi: #297 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,440 boysMSAlabama: #225 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,516 boysALGeorgia: #439 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,861 boysGAHawaii: #188 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 841 boysHITexas: #271 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,635 boysTXFlorida: #430 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,418 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#114 · 1 in 474
  2. Delaware#122 · 1 in 708
  3. New York#185 · 1 in 1,410
  4. Hawaii#188 · 1 in 841
  5. Arizona#189 · 1 in 1,056

Best ever in a state: #40 in New Mexico, 1941.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#114281 in 474
Delaware#12271 in 708
New York#1851241 in 1,410
Hawaii#18891 in 841
Arizona#189161 in 1,056
New Jersey#221271 in 2,278
Alabama#225241 in 1,516
District of Columbia#23181 in 1,809
Pennsylvania#256331 in 3,362
Illinois#257411 in 2,688
Texas#271731 in 1,635
California#277791 in 2,367
Maryland#28791 in 3,519
Colorado#28991 in 2,397
Mississippi#297111 in 2,440
Virginia#301141 in 3,087
Missouri#303131 in 3,576
Ohio#306241 in 4,395
North Carolina#315171 in 3,027
Tennessee#315111 in 3,522
Michigan#385121 in 7,363
Louisiana#414101 in 4,044
Florida#430101 in 5,418
Georgia#43981 in 5,861
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Orlando
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 28 spots since 2024 (#843 → #871)
  • 99 spots since 2020 (#772 → #871)
  • 258 spots since 2015 (#613 → #871)
  • Biggest jump: 420 spots in 1897 (#1,101 → #681)
  • Biggest drop: 522 spots in 1896 (#579 → #1,101)
Rise & fade · boys
95 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1975 at #246 (843 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 42 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 145 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1897–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,852
  • Highest: 1 in 1,852 boys born in 1975 were named Orlando (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,211 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 15.4% of all boys named Orlando (7,637) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s137#389 (1881)#504
1890s104#525 (1892)#690
1900s130#568 (1906)#701
1910s1,135#386 (1919)#484
1920s1,607#444 (1921)#487
1930s1,029#524 (1939)#579
1940s1,134#543 (1947)#600
1950s2,777#383 (1959)#455
1960s5,971#290 (1968)#314
1970s6,880#246 (1975)#283
1980s7,637#255 (1987)#282
1990s6,864#314 (1990)#358
2000s7,496#355 (2006)#378
2010s4,710#432 (2010)#577
2020s1,843#754 (2021)#804

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.

Orlando in 1962

girls
#6,578
5 births · 1 in 393,321 girls
boys
#300
665 births · 1 in 3,111 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #6,578Orlando5

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #300Orlando665
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 393,321 of them was named Orlando, which outranked 13.3% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Orlando
  1. #5,860Zenovia6
  2. #5,860Zerita6
  3. #5,860Zipporah6
  4. #6,578Orlando5
  5. #6,578Abbigail5
  6. #6,578Adoree5
  7. #6,578Adoria5

Tied with 1,006 names at #6,578; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,111 of them was named Orlando, which outranked 93.5% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Orlando
  1. #297Rudy678
  2. #298Curt675
  3. #299Ivan674
  4. #300Orlando665
  5. #300Jaime665
  6. #302Travis652
  7. #303Dewayne651
  8. #303Everett651

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1962 →