Boys' name · since 1904
Orbin
456 babies named Orbin in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 456
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
456 boys have been named Orbin since 1904, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orbin has been recorded 456 times among boys since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2024.
- #8,330 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 456 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orbin ranks #8,330 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 456 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 456
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orbin's 456 recorded births place it above 81.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Orbin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orbin's SSA record in two at 1934 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orbin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2024
- Peak year (1916)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Orbin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (119 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Orbin's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Orbin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s
1930s
96 births
- 1940s
1940s
82 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 119 births (26% of all-time use).
Orbin by state
Where Orbin concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
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What to do with Orbin's data
- Orbin's decade-level peak was the 1920s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Orbins (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orbin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~120 yrs)
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, 1904–2024 (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 Orbin 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.