Total births
24
Boys' name · since 1917
Ormal
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Ormal, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 24
- total births
- 1917–1928
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Ormal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 24 recorded since 1917.
Ormal has 24 recorded births among boys since 1917, 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 1917 to 1928.
- 24 total births
- 1917–1928 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
24 boys have been named Ormal since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1928.
- 24
- total births
- 1917–1928
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Ormal was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
7 babies were named Ormal in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Ormal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ormal splits its recorded history at 1926: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ormal at a glance
Last recorded 1928Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1917
Ormal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1928
- Peak year (1917)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Ormal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Ormal's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Ormal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ormal? ▼
24 babies have been named Ormal since 1917. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Ormal most popular? ▼
Ormal was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Ormal been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ormal since 1917 -- 12 years through the most recent 1928 data.
What names are similar to Ormal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orman, Ormond, Ormand. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1917–1928 (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. "Ormal: Baby Name Since 1917 - 24 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ormal. 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 Ormal 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 June 2026.