Unisex name · since 1919
Orlee
41 babies named Orlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
41 girls have been named Orlee since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orlee has been recorded 41 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1986.
- #37,338 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orlee ranks #37,338 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #37,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orlee's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Orlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orlee's full recorded timeline at 1928, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orlee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1986
- Peak year (1923)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Orlee popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1919 (Orlee as boys' name)
Orlee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 51% of the file).
1920s was Orlee's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Orlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Orlee's data
- Orlee's decade-level peak was the 1920s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Orlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1919–1986 (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 Orlee 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.