Recorded 1913–1947 Boys' name Peak 1923 151 births

Orby — boys' name

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.

1910s311920s721930s311940s17
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.

What the Data Says About Orby

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Orby between 1913 and 1947, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orby currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orby performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Orby shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orby in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 151 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Orby at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

151

Since 1913

35 years of records

Peak year

1923

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1913

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1947

Orby popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1913

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1923)
13
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 19471934193019261922191919141913 7

Orby by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
72 births that decade — 48% of Orby's all-time total
1910s311920s721930s311940s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orby?
151 babies have been named Orby since 1913. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1923 with 13 births.
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?
Orby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 35 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.