Orvis
- Last seen for boys in 1961 at #3,356
- Peak · boys
- 1885 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 940since 1885
Orvis over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Orvis has never cracked the top 800 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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| 1961 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | — | |
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| 1955 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #2,143 | 12 |
| 1945 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #1,890 | 14 |
| 1943 | #1,764 | 17 |
| 1942 | #1,946 | 14 |
| 1941 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,368 | 24 |
| 1939 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1937 | #1,403 | 23 |
| 1936 | #1,505 | 20 |
| 1935 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #1,213 | 30 |
| 1933 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1932 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1931 | #1,589 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,644 | 20 |
| 1929 | #1,523 | 23 |
| 1928 | #1,522 | 24 |
| 1927 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1926 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1925 | #1,332 | 30 |
| 1924 | #1,287 | 32 |
| 1923 | #1,589 | 23 |
| 1922 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1921 | #1,101 | 41 |
| 1920 | #1,045 | 44 |
| 1919 | #1,047 | 42 |
| 1918 | #1,767 | 19 |
| 1917 | #1,755 | 18 |
| 1916 | #1,043 | 38 |
| 1915 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1914 | #1,003 | 31 |
| 1913 | #1,365 | 15 |
| 1912 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,021 | 8 |
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| 1900 | #1,310 | 5 |
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| 1894 | #1,074 | 5 |
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| 1885 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | — | |
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First appearance
1885
The first year at least five boys were named Orvis! It came in at #836, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1907, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Orvis is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Orvis in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Orvis
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1961
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1885 at #836 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1886, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1885
Share of babies · boys
1 in 17,967
- Highest: 1 in 17,967 boys born in 1885 were named Orvis (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 303,456 boys born in 1961 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 33.5% of all boys named Orvis (315) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #836 (1885) | #836 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,074 (1894) | #1,074 |
| 1900s | 13 | #1,021 (1908) | #1,166 |
| 1910s | 207 | #1,003 (1914) | #1,329 |
| 1920s | 315 | #1,045 (1920) | #1,320 |
| 1930s | 196 | #1,213 (1934) | #1,610 |
| 1940s | 131 | #1,368 (1940) | #2,131 |
| 1950s | 52 | #2,514 (1952) | #2,796 |
| 1960s | 15 | #3,077 (1960) | #3,217 |
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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