Total births
151
Boys' name · since 1913
Orby
151 babies named Orby in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 151
- total births
- 1913–1947
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Orby is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 151 have been recorded since 1913.
Orby has 151 recorded births among boys since 1913, 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 1913 to 1947.
- 151 total births
- 1913–1947 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
151 boys have been named Orby since 1913, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1947.
- 151
- total births
- 1913–1947
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Orby was born in this single decade.
1923
Single peak year
13 babies were named Orby in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Orby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orby's full recorded timeline at 1926, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orby at a glance
Last recorded 1947Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Orby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1947
- Peak year (1923)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Orby by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Orby's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Orby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
72 births
- 1930s
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 72 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Orby? ▼
Orby has been given to 151 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1947. 13 babies were born in 1923, its single highest year.
When was Orby most popular? ▼
Orby was most popular in the 1920s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Orby been used? ▼
Records for Orby go back to 1913, giving 35 years of history through 1947.
What names are similar to Orby? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orbie, Orbin, Orba, Orban, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Orby's data
- Orby's decade-level peak was the 1920s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Orby
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1913–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Orby: Baby Name Since 1913 - 151 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/orby. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Orby 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 June 2026.