Orville vs Orvel

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

Name A

Orville

Boy name · Rank #6832

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Name B

Orvel

Boy name

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Metric Orville Orvel
Current Rank #6832 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 35,065 1,157
Peak Year 1920 1919
Peak Year Births 1,195 56
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Orville Orvel
1880s 615 9
1890s 870 10
1900s 1,365 31
1910s 7,901 271
1920s 9,722 346
1930s 5,825 228
1940s 3,845 143
1950s 2,290 77
1960s 1,184 34
1970s 615 8
1980s 319 -
1990s 179 -
2000s 132 -
2010s 124 -
2020s 79 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Orville Orvel
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, 1880–2025.

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