Boys' name · since 1903
Ormond
Since 1903, U.S. Social Security records show 513 babies named Ormond, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,778 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 513
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
513 boys have been named Ormond since 1903, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ormond has 513 recorded births among boys since 1903, 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 1903 to 2000.
- #7,778 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 513 born since 1903
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ormond ranks #7,778 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 513 born since 1903, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,778 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 513
- born since 1903
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ormond's 513 recorded births place it above 82.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ormond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ormond's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ormond popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2000
- Peak year (1917)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Ormond by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (156 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Ormond's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ormond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
121 births
- 1920s
1920s
156 births
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s 55
1940s
55 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 156 births (30% of all-time use).
How Ormond compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ormond's total volume
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What to do with Ormond's data
- Ormond's decade-level peak was the 1920s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ormond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~97 yrs)
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, 1903–2000 (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 Ormond 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.