Recorded 1885–1961 Boys' name Peak 1918 345 births

Orlie — boys' name

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.

1880s51890s51910s971920s1061930s711940s321950s241960s5
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.

What the Data Says About Orlie

The Social Security Administration has registered 345 babies named Orlie between 1885 and 1961, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orlie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orlie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Orlie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orlie 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 345 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.

Orlie at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

345

Since 1885

77 years of records

Peak year

1918

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1885

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 1961

Orlie popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1918)
20
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
0510152025 196119441939193319281922191719121885 5

Orlie popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 19271919 6

Orlie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
106 births that decade — 31% of Orlie's all-time total
1880s51890s51910s971920s1061930s711940s321950s241960s5

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?
Orlie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 77 years of data through 1961.
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.

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, 1885–1961 (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.