Recorded 1913–1949 Boys' name Peak 1930 161 births

Ordean — boys' name

161 babies named Ordean in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s361930s851940s30
1930s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Ordean was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ordean in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ordean

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Ordean between 1913 and 1949, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ordean currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ordean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ordean shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ordean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ordean 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 161 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.

Ordean at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

161

Since 1913

37 years of records

Peak year

1930

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1913

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1949

Ordean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1913

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1930)
15
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Ordean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
85 births that decade — 53% of Ordean's all-time total
1910s101920s361930s851940s30

Ordean by state

Where Ordean concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ordean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
38 23.6%
Minnesota share of Ordean's total US births 23.6%

38 of 161 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ordean?
161 babies have been named Ordean since 1913. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1930 with 15 births.
When was Ordean most popular?
Ordean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Ordean most popular?
The top states for the name Ordean are Minnesota (38 births).
How long has the name Ordean been used?
Ordean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 37 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Ordean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ordell, Ordie, Ord, 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, 1913–1949 (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.