Recorded 1915–1956 Boys' name Peak 1934 259 births

Orlen — boys' name

259 babies named Orlen in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s481920s1011930s701940s221950s18
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Orlen was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

15 babies were named Orlen in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orlen

The Social Security Administration has registered 259 babies named Orlen between 1915 and 1956, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orlen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orlen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Orlen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orlen 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 259 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.

Orlen at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

259

Since 1915

42 years of records

Peak year

1934

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1915

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1956

Orlen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1915

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1934)
15
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 195619461938193219281924192019161915 10

Orlen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
101 births that decade — 39% of Orlen's all-time total
1910s481920s1011930s701940s221950s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orlen?
259 babies have been named Orlen since 1915. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1934 with 15 births.
When was Orlen most popular?
Orlen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Orlen been used?
Orlen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 42 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Orlen?
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, 1915–1956 (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.