US rank #842 Boys' name Peak 1987 49,177 births

Orlando — #842 US boys' name

49,177 babies named Orlando in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#842
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 94% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Orlando was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

877 babies were named Orlando in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orlando

The Social Security Administration has registered 49,177 babies named Orlando between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orlando currently holds the #842 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 877 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orlando performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7,637 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Orlando shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7,666 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Orlando in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orlando 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 49,177 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.

Orlando at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

49,177

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1987

877 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#842

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Orlando popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1987)
877
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 16

Orlando popularity over time — girls

242 total births recorded since 1960 (Orlando as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 242 births
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Orlando by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7,637 births that decade — 16% of Orlando's all-time total
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Orlando by state

Where Orlando concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Orlando
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7,666 15.6%
#2 California
6,719 13.7%
#3 New York
4,896 10.0%
#4 Illinois
2,808 5.7%
#5 New Mexico
1,963 4.0%
#6 Florida
1,843 3.7%
#7 New Jersey
1,748 3.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
1,699 3.5%
Texas share of Orlando's total US births 15.6%
Even split

7,666 of 49,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Orlando appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orlando?
49,177 babies have been named Orlando since 1880. It currently ranks #842 among boys. The peak year was 1987 with 877 births.
When was Orlando most popular?
Orlando was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7,637 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Orlando most popular?
The top states for the name Orlando are Texas (7,666 births), California (6,719 births), New York (4,896 births).
How long has the name Orlando been used?
Orlando has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Orlando?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orland, Orlin, Orlan, Orlo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.