Recorded 1917–1928 Boys' name Peak 1917 24 births

Ormal — boys' name

24 babies named Ormal in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s17
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.

What the Data Says About Ormal

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Ormal between 1917 and 1928, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ormal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ormal performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ormal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ormal 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 24 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.

Ormal at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

24

Since 1917

12 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1917

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1928

Ormal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1917

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1928192619221917 7

Ormal by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 71% of Ormal's all-time total
1910s71920s17

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?
Ormal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 12 years of data through 1928.
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.

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, 1917–1928 (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.