Boys' name · since 1924

Orran

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.

#31,569 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1924
2000s
peak decade

Orran is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 15 have been recorded since 1924.

Social Security Administration records show Orran recorded 15 times among boys since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2009.

  • #31,569 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 1924
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orran ranks #31,569 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1924, peaking in the 2000s.

#31,569 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1924
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Orran's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% 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.

Orran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Orran splits its recorded history at 2001: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births).

Orran popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1924)
5
Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
5 192420012009 5

Orran by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

2000s was Orran's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Orran births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orran?
15 babies have been named Orran since 1924. All-time, it sits at #31,569 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1924 with 5 births.
Where does Orran sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orran ranks #31,569 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 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?
The SSA has tracked Orran since 1924 -- 86 years through the most recent 2009 data.
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Orran: 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, 1924–2009 (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 Orran 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.