Total births
26
Unisex name · since 1915
Ordie
26 babies named Ordie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 26
- total births
- 1915–1975
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Ordie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 26 have been recorded since 1915.
Ordie has 26 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1975.
- 26 total births
- 1915–1975 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
26 boys have been named Ordie since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1975.
- 26
- total births
- 1915–1975
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Ordie was born in this single decade.
1923
Single peak year
6 babies were named Ordie in 1923 - its busiest year on record.
Ordie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ordie's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ordie at a glance
Last recorded 1975Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Ordie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1975
- Peak year (1923)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Ordie popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1922 (Ordie as girls' name)
Ordie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Ordie's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ordie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ordie? ▼
Ordie has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1975. 6 babies were born in 1923, its single highest year.
When was Ordie most popular? ▼
Ordie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Is Ordie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ordie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 26 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Ordie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ordie since 1915 -- 61 years through the most recent 1975 data.
What names are similar to Ordie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ordell, Ordean, Ord, Orden, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Ordie's data
- Ordie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ordie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ordie: Baby Name Since 1915 - 26 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ordie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ordie 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 June 2026.