US rank #2222 Boys' name Peak 2022 385 births

Orhan — #2222 US boys' name

385 babies named Orhan in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s432010s842020s253
#2222
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Orhan was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

81 babies were named Orhan in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orhan

The Social Security Administration has registered 385 babies named Orhan between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orhan currently holds the #2222 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orhan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Orhan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Orhan in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orhan 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 385 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.

Orhan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

385

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2022

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,222

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Orhan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
81
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
020406080100 20242021201820152012200820051997 5

Orhan by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
253 births that decade — 66% of Orhan's all-time total
1990s52000s432010s842020s253

Orhan by state

Where Orhan concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Orhan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
44 11.4%
#2 New York
31 8.1%
#3 Virginia
21 5.5%
#4 Texas
19 4.9%
#5 New Jersey
12 3.1%
#6 Michigan
10 2.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
7 1.8%
#8 Maryland
6 1.6%
California share of Orhan's total US births 11.4%
Even split

44 of 385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orhan?
385 babies have been named Orhan since 1997. It currently ranks #2222 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 81 births.
When was Orhan most popular?
Orhan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Orhan most popular?
The top states for the name Orhan are California (44 births), New York (31 births), Virginia (21 births).
How long has the name Orhan been used?
Orhan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Orhan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orhaan. 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, 1997–2024 (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.