Boys' name · since 1880
Orlando
Orlando has 49,454 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #871 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,454
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Orlando currently ranks #871 among boys' names in America, with 49,454 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Orlando recorded 49,454 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #871 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #871 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 49,454 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orlando ranks #516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #871 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 49,454 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #871 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,454
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Orlando's 49,454 recorded births place it above 98.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Orlando compares
49,454 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Orlando's all-time total is 134x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Orlando | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49,454 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 877 | 34 | 22,252 |
Orlando's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orlando's full recorded timeline at 1953, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 877 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orlando popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 877
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Orlando popularity over time - girls
242 total births recorded since 1960 (Orlando as girls' name)
Orlando by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7,637 births, 15% of the file).
1980s was Orlando's strongest decade.
7,637 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Orlando births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 137
1880s
137 births
- 1890s 104
1890s
104 births
- 1900s 130
1900s
130 births
- 1910s 1,135
1910s
1,135 births
- 1920s 1,607
1920s
1,607 births
- 1930s 1,029
1930s
1,029 births
- 1940s 1,134
1940s
1,134 births
- 1950s 2,777
1950s
2,777 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,971 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,880 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,637 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,864 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,496 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,710 births
- 2020s 1,843
2020s
1,843 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7,637 births (15% of all-time use).
How Orlando 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 Orlando's total volume
Orlando by state
Where Orlando concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,720 | 15.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6,760 | 13.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,909 | 9.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,818 | 5.7% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 1,968 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,858 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,754 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,699 | 3.4% |
7,720 of 49,454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Orlando appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Orlando's data
- Orlando's decade-level peak was the 1980s (7,637 total births); usage has since declined to 1,843 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Orlandos (7,720 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Orlando: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Orlando 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.