Boys' name · since 1913
Ordean
Ordean has 161 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ordean is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 161 have been recorded since 1913.
Ordean has 161 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 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1949.
- #14,297 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 161 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ordean ranks #14,297 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #14,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ordean's 161 recorded births place it above 68.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Ordean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ordean's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ordean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1949
- Peak year (1930)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ordean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (85 births, 53% of the file).
1930s was Ordean's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Ordean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s
1930s
85 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 85 births (53% of all-time use).
Ordean by state
Where Ordean concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 38 | 23.6% |
38 of 161 births nationwide.
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- Ordean's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 1940s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Ordeans (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ordean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~36 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, 1913–1949 (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 Ordean 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.