Orris

Where Orris comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Orris.

Orris through the years
  1. 1823
    Orris S. Ferry born
    Union Army general
  2. 1894
    First appearance
    #1,074 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1901
    Peak, #779
    8 babies named Orris, its best rank.
  4. 1902
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Orris S. Ferry · Union Army general, 1823–1875

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.