Boys' name · since 1917

Orben

36 babies named Orben in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,559 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

Orben is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 36 have been recorded since 1917.

Orben has 36 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1951.

  • #24,559 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 36 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orben ranks #24,559 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#24,559 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Orben's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Orben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Orben's full recorded timeline at 1921, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Orben popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1951

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1921)
10
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
4681012 191719191920192119251951 5

Orben by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 58% of the file).

1920s was Orben's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Orben births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orben? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 36 babies named Orben. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #24,559 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1951. Its busiest year on record was 1921, with 10 births.
Where does Orben sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orben ranks #24,559 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Orben most popular? ▼
Orben was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Orben been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Orben since 1917 -- 35 years through the most recent 1951 data.
What names are similar to Orben? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orbie, Orbin, Orby, Orban, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Orben's data

  • Orben's decade-level peak was the 1920s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Orben

Nearby Names Like Orben

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Orben

Orbie Boy
609 births
Orbin Boy
456 births
Orby Boy
151 births
Orban Boy
44 births
Orba Boy
44 births

Compare Orben side by side: Orben vs Orbie Orben vs Orbin Orben vs Orby

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Nath
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Filadelfio
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Charl
36 births · Peak 1934
Flavil
36 births · Peak 1934
Vincil
36 births · Peak 1921
Cyrill
36 births · Peak 1916
Domer
36 births · Peak 1925
Elzo
36 births · Peak 1920

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Orben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Orben draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.