Total births
345
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.
- 345
- total births
- 1885–1961
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that 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.
- 345 total births
- 1885–1961 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
345 boys have been named Orlie since 1885, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1961.
- 345
- total births
- 1885–1961
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Orlie was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
20 babies were named Orlie in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1961Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1885
Orlie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1961
- Peak year (1918)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Orlie popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 1919 (Orlie as girls' name)
Orlie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
97 births
- 1920s
1920s
106 births
- 1930s
1930s
71 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 106 births (31% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Orlie? ▼
345 babies have been named Orlie since 1885. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1918 with 20 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Orlie
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Orlan Boy
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Orlo Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Orlie: Baby Name Since 1885 - 345 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/orlie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.