Recorded 1915–1975 Unisex name Peak 1923 26 births

Ordie — boys' name

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.

1910s101920s111970s5
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.

What the Data Says About Ordie

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Ordie between 1915 and 1975, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ordie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Ordie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1922.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ordie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ordie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ordie 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 26 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.

Ordie at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

26

Since 1915

61 years of records

Peak year

1923

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1915

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1975

Ordie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1915

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1923)
6
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
4.555.566.5 19751926192319181915 5

Ordie popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1922 (Ordie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1922 5

Ordie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 42% of Ordie's all-time total
1910s101920s111970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ordie?
26 babies have been named Ordie since 1915. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1923 with 6 births.
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?
Ordie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 61 years of data through 1975.
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.

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, 1915–1975 (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.