Orlan — #9903 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Orlan

The Social Security Administration has registered 953 babies named Orlan between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orlan currently holds the #9903 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orlan performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Orlan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Orlan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orlan 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 953 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.