Recorded 1924–2009 Boys' name Peak 1924 15 births

Orran — boys' name

15 babies named Orran in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s52000s10
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Orran was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

5 babies were named Orran in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orran

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Orran between 1924 and 2009, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orran performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Orran shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orran 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 15 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.

Orran at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

15

Since 1924

86 years of records

Peak year

1924

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1924

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2009

Orran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1924

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1924)
5
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
5 200920011924 5

Orran by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 67% of Orran's all-time total
1920s52000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orran?
15 babies have been named Orran since 1924. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1924 with 5 births.
When was Orran most popular?
Orran was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Orran been used?
Orran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 86 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Orran?
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.

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, 1924–2009 (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.