Unisex name · since 1887

Orr

45 babies named Orr in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,949 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1887
1990s
peak decade

Orr is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 45 have been recorded since 1887.

Social Security Administration records show Orr recorded 45 times among boys since 1887, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1998.

  • #22,949 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 45 born since 1887
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orr ranks #22,949 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1887, peaking in the 1990s.

#22,949 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1887
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Orr's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Orr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Orr's full recorded timeline at 1945, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Orr popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 18871915192019281945199119931998 7

Orr popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2006 (Orr as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2006 5

Orr by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 40% of the file).

1990s was Orr's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Orr births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orr? ▼
Orr has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 1887, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,949 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1998. 7 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
Where does Orr sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orr ranks #22,949 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Orr most popular? ▼
Orr was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Orr a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Orr is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 45 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Orr been used? ▼
Orr has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 112 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Orr? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orrin, Orris, Orren, Orrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Orr

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Two nationwide peer axes for Orr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1887–1998 (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 Orr 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.