Unisex name · since 1916
Ordell
185 babies named Ordell in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,448 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 185
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ordell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 185 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Ordell recorded 185 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1948.
- #13,448 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 185 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ordell ranks #13,448 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 185 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,448 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 185
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ordell's 185 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Ordell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ordell's full recorded timeline at 1930, 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 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ordell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1948
- Peak year (1922)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Ordell popularity over time - girls
53 total births recorded since 1915 (Ordell as girls' name)
Ordell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (76 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Ordell's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ordell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
76 births
- 1930s
1930s
50 births
- 1940s
1940s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 76 births (41% of all-time use).
Ordell by state
Where Ordell concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 15 | 8.1% |
15 of 185 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ordell's data
- Ordell's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 1940s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Ordells (15 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 Ordell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1916–1948 (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 Ordell 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.