Orvil vs Orville

Side-by-side comparison of Orvil and Orville - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Orvil

Boy name

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Name B

Orville

Boy name · Rank #6832

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Metric Orvil Orville
Current Rank Unranked #6832
Total Births (all years) 1,935 35,065
Peak Year 1921 1920
Peak Year Births 86 1,195
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1897 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Orvil Orville
1880s - 615
1890s 20 870
1900s 38 1,365
1910s 425 7,901
1920s 595 9,722
1930s 384 5,825
1940s 242 3,845
1950s 126 2,290
1960s 65 1,184
1970s 29 615
1980s 6 319
1990s 5 179
2000s - 132
2010s - 124
2020s - 79

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Orvil Orville
2014 - 17
2015 - 12
2016 - 13
2017 - 19
2018 - 11
2019 - 17
2020 - 12
2021 - 16
2022 - 13
2023 - 12
2024 - 12
2025 - 14

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1897–1991.

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