Boys' name · since 1898
Orlan
960 babies named Orlan in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,271 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,749 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 960
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Orlan is the #9749 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 960 recorded since 1898.
Orlan has 960 recorded births among boys since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9749 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, 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 1898 to 2025.
- #5,271 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,749 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 960 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orlan ranks #5,271 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,749 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 960 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,271 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,749 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 960
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orlan's 960 recorded births place it above 88.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Orlan compares
960 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Orlan's all-time total is 160% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Orlan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 960 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Orlan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Orlan splits its recorded history at 1944: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Orlan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (1926)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Orlan by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (243 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Orlan's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Orlan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
139 births
- 1920s
1920s
243 births
- 1930s
1930s
191 births
- 1940s
1940s
149 births
- 1950s 97
1950s
97 births
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 243 births (25% of all-time use).
How Orlan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Orlan's total volume
Orlan by state
Where Orlan concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.5% |
10 of 960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Orlan's data
- Orlan's decade-level peak was the 1920s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Orlans (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orlan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Orlan 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.