Recorded 1924–1945 Boys' name Peak 1924 20 births

Ord — boys' name

20 babies named Ord in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s10
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ord was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

5 babies were named Ord in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ord

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Ord between 1924 and 1945, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ord currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ord performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ord shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ord 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 20 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.

Ord at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

20

Since 1924

22 years of records

Peak year

1924

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1924

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1945

Ord popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1924

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1924)
5
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
5 1945194419301924 5

Ord by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 50% of Ord's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ord?
20 babies have been named Ord since 1924. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1924 with 5 births.
When was Ord most popular?
Ord was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Ord been used?
Ord has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 22 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Ord?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ordell, Ordean, Ordie, Orden, and 2 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, 1924–1945 (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.