Recorded 1917–1979 Boys' name Peak 1947 160 births

Orlander — boys' name

160 babies named Orlander in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s411930s171940s291950s171960s261970s25
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Orlander was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

12 babies were named Orlander in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orlander

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Orlander between 1917 and 1979, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orlander currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orlander performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Orlander shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orlander 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 160 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.

Orlander at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

160

Since 1917

63 years of records

Peak year

1947

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1917

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1979

Orlander popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1917

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1947)
12
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
468101214 1979196919591947193419251917 5

Orlander by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
41 births that decade — 26% of Orlander's all-time total
1910s51920s411930s171940s291950s171960s261970s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orlander?
160 babies have been named Orlander since 1917. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1947 with 12 births.
When was Orlander most popular?
Orlander was most popular in the 1920s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Orlander been used?
Orlander has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 63 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Orlander?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orlando, Orland, Orlin, Orlan, and 4 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, 1917–1979 (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.