Orville
Last seen for girls in 1934 at #4,286 · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1913 · 676 births
- Debut · boys
- 49 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 35,065since 1880
Orville over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Orville has never cracked the top 100 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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #6,143 | 14 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,832 | 12 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,897 | 12 | |
| 2022 | — | #6,479 | 13 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,562 | 16 | |
| 2020 | — | #6,620 | 12 | |
| 2019 | — | #5,340 | 17 | |
| 2018 | — | #7,136 | 11 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,935 | 19 | |
| 2016 | — | #6,349 | 13 | |
| 2015 | — | #6,676 | 12 | |
| 2014 | — | #5,252 | 17 | |
| 2013 | — | #6,241 | 13 | |
| 2012 | — | #9,709 | 7 | |
| 2011 | — | #8,079 | 9 | |
| 2010 | — | #10,766 | 6 | |
| 2009 | — | #6,436 | 13 | |
| 2008 | — | #5,487 | 16 | |
| 2007 | — | #8,173 | 9 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,781 | 14 | |
| 2005 | — | #7,640 | 9 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,520 | 11 | |
| 2003 | — | #5,877 | 12 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,322 | 18 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,667 | 12 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,204 | 18 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,317 | 12 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,840 | 10 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,246 | 15 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,549 | 19 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,762 | 26 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,911 | 16 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,141 | 21 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,748 | 16 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,462 | 17 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,488 | 27 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,106 | 33 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,255 | 27 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,215 | 26 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,161 | 26 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,764 | 34 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,232 | 23 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,864 | 29 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,815 | 31 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,411 | 45 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,410 | 45 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,510 | 39 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,371 | 45 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,210 | 53 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,304 | 46 | |
| 1975 | — | #970 | 71 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,091 | 57 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,014 | 63 | |
| 1972 | — | #929 | 74 | |
| 1971 | — | #904 | 81 | |
| 1970 | — | #869 | 86 | |
| 1969 | — | #782 | 97 | |
| 1968 | — | #736 | 102 | |
| 1967 | — | #802 | 82 | |
| 1966 | — | #698 | 112 | |
| 1965 | — | #736 | 101 | |
| 1964 | — | #729 | 111 | |
| 1963 | — | #673 | 135 | |
| 1962 | — | #697 | 121 | |
| 1961 | — | #610 | 168 | |
| 1960 | — | #625 | 155 | |
| 1959 | — | #588 | 176 | |
| 1958 | — | #572 | 183 | |
| 1957 | — | #506 | 235 | |
| 1956 | — | #504 | 225 | |
| 1955 | — | #522 | 196 | |
| 1954 | — | #465 | 244 | |
| 1953 | — | #446 | 257 | |
| 1952 | — | #437 | 256 | |
| 1951 | — | #426 | 255 | |
| 1950 | — | #416 | 263 | |
| 1949 | — | #394 | 291 | |
| 1948 | — | #380 | 321 | |
| 1947 | — | #341 | 399 | |
| 1946 | — | #358 | 332 | |
| 1945 | — | #325 | 332 | |
| 1944 | — | #319 | 357 | |
| 1943 | — | #281 | 476 | |
| 1942 | — | #286 | 445 | |
| 1941 | — | #277 | 431 | |
| 1940 | — | #256 | 461 | |
| 1939 | — | #236 | 494 | |
| 1938 | — | #257 | 447 | |
| 1937 | — | #230 | 515 | |
| 1936 | — | #222 | 516 | |
| 1935 | — | #207 | 581 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #209 | 593 |
| 1933 | — | #192 | 627 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #198 | 649 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #201 | 656 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #187 | 747 |
| 1929 | — | #174 | 808 | |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #177 | 811 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #172 | 856 |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | #164 | 894 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #161 | 940 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #155 | 1,035 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #152 | 1,012 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #151 | 1,022 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #137 | 1,149 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #134 | 1,195 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #133 | 1,120 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #134 | 1,188 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #134 | 1,061 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #131 | 1,063 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #127 | 1,076 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #133 | 787 |
| 1913 | — | #119 | 676 | |
| 1912 | — | #136 | 477 | |
| 1911 | — | #146 | 230 | |
| 1910 | — | #142 | 223 | |
| 1909 | — | #126 | 218 | |
| 1908 | — | #154 | 153 | |
| 1907 | — | #152 | 148 | |
| 1906 | — | #139 | 148 | |
| 1905 | — | #163 | 125 | |
| 1904 | — | #145 | 134 | |
| 1903 | — | #149 | 125 | |
| 1902 | — | #162 | 108 | |
| 1901 | — | #162 | 94 | |
| 1900 | — | #186 | 112 | |
| 1899 | — | #160 | 94 | |
| 1898 | — | #163 | 101 | |
| 1897 | — | #184 | 83 | |
| 1896 | — | #182 | 89 | |
| 1895 | — | #169 | 92 | |
| 1894 | — | #144 | 105 | |
| 1893 | — | #186 | 78 | |
| 1892 | — | #186 | 84 | |
| 1891 | — | #211 | 56 | |
| 1890 | — | #161 | 88 | |
| 1889 | — | #203 | 64 | |
| 1888 | — | #172 | 87 | |
| 1887 | — | #210 | 54 | |
| 1886 | — | #210 | 63 | |
| 1885 | — | #167 | 79 | |
| 1884 | — | #233 | 53 | |
| 1883 | — | #197 | 59 | |
| 1882 | — | #248 | 46 | |
| 1881 | — | #187 | 61 | |
| 1880 | — | #236 | 49 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Orville was already there! It came in at #236, and was given to 49 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2010–2012, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.
Where Orville is popular in 1946
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Kentucky#137 · 1 in 862
- North Dakota#146 · 1 in 929
- West Virginia#173 · 1 in 1,364
- South Dakota#178 · 1 in 1,251
- Minnesota#191 · 1 in 2,215
Best ever in a state: #36 in Kansas, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #137 | 39 | 1 in 862 |
| North Dakota | #146 | 7 | 1 in 929 |
| West Virginia | #173 | 17 | 1 in 1,364 |
| South Dakota | #178 | 5 | 1 in 1,251 |
| Minnesota | #191 | 14 | 1 in 2,215 |
| Wisconsin | #200 | 13 | 1 in 2,664 |
| Missouri | #212 | 19 | 1 in 2,051 |
| Nebraska | #222 | 6 | 1 in 2,122 |
| Indiana | #239 | 15 | 1 in 2,676 |
| Oklahoma | #246 | 11 | 1 in 2,115 |
| Ohio | #255 | 21 | 1 in 3,866 |
| Arkansas | #260 | 10 | 1 in 2,225 |
| Tennessee | #274 | 12 | 1 in 3,101 |
| Iowa | #294 | 6 | 1 in 4,484 |
| Michigan | #298 | 13 | 1 in 5,061 |
| Washington | #305 | 5 | 1 in 4,870 |
| Virginia | #332 | 8 | 1 in 4,140 |
| Illinois | #336 | 12 | 1 in 6,884 |
| California | #340 | 21 | 1 in 5,031 |
| Pennsylvania | #385 | 10 | 1 in 10,446 |
| Louisiana | #468 | 5 | 1 in 6,177 |
| Alabama | #472 | 5 | 1 in 7,157 |
| North Carolina | #536 | 5 | 1 in 9,517 |
| Texas | #559 | 13 | 1 in 6,856 |
| New York | #640 | 5 | 1 in 28,072 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 689 spots since 2024 (#6,832 → #6,143)
- 477 spots since 2020 (#6,620 → #6,143)
- 533 spots since 2015 (#6,676 → #6,143)
- Biggest jump: 121 spots in 1975 (#1,091 → #970)
- Biggest drop: 334 spots in 1976 (#970 → #1,304)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1913 at #119 (676 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 94 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1972
Share of babies · boys
1 in 752
- Highest: 1 in 752 boys born in 1909 were named Orville (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 122,005 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #119 in 1913, was only 1 in 758 (0.13%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 27.7% of all boys named Orville (9,722) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 615 | #167 (1885) | #206 |
| 1890s | 870 | #144 (1894) | #175 |
| 1900s | 1,365 | #126 (1909) | #154 |
| 1910s | 7,901 | #119 (1913) | #134 |
| 1920s | 9,722 | #134 (1920) | #158 |
| 1930s | 5,825 | #187 (1930) | #214 |
| 1940s | 3,845 | #256 (1940) | #322 |
| 1950s | 2,290 | #416 (1950) | #488 |
| 1960s | 1,184 | #610 (1961) | #709 |
| 1970s | 615 | #869 (1970) | #1,117 |
| 1980s | 319 | #1,410 (1980) | #1,923 |
| 1990s | 179 | #2,488 (1990) | #3,846 |
| 2000s | 132 | #4,204 (2000) | #6,011 |
| 2010s | 124 | #4,935 (2017) | #7,048 |
| 2020s | 79 | #5,562 (2021) | #6,422 |
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.
Orville in 1946
boys
#358
332 births · 1 in 4,892 boys
Top boys' names in 1946
More about 1946
boys
1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 4,892 of them was named Orville, which outranked 91.1% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Orville
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.