Boys' name · since 1885

Orlie

345 babies named Orlie in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,828 of 45,481
all-time among boys
345
born since 1885
1920s
peak decade

Orlie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 345 recorded since 1885.

Orlie has 345 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1961.

  • #9,828 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 345 born since 1885
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orlie ranks #9,828 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 345 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.

#9,828 of 45,481
all-time among boys
345
born since 1885
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Orlie's 345 recorded births place it above 78.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Orlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Orlie splits its recorded history at 1929: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Orlie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1961

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1918)
20
Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
0510152025 188519141919192419301935194119521961 5

Orlie popularity over time - girls

12 total births recorded since 1919 (Orlie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 12 births
6 19191927 6

Orlie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (106 births, 31% of the file).

1920s was Orlie's strongest decade.

106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Orlie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 106 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orlie? ▼
345 babies have been named Orlie since 1885. All-time, it sits at #9,828 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1918 with 20 births.
Where does Orlie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orlie ranks #9,828 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Orlie most popular? ▼
Orlie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Orlie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Orlie since 1885 -- 77 years through the most recent 1961 data.
What names are similar to Orlie? ▼
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.

What to do with Orlie's data

  • Orlie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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.

Keep exploring Orlie

Nearby Names Like Orlie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Orlie

Orlando Boy
#871 49,454 births
Orland Boy
2,081 births
Orlin Boy
#4551 1,683 births
Orlan Boy
#9749 960 births
Orlo Boy
920 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Orlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1885–1961 (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 Orlie 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.