Unisex name · since 1880
Orrie
675 babies named Orrie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 675
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orrie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 675 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Orrie recorded 675 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2007.
- #6,596 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 675 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orrie ranks #6,596 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 675 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 675
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orrie's 675 recorded births place it above 85.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Orrie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orrie's full recorded timeline at 1935, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orrie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2007
- Peak year (1918)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Orrie popularity over time - girls
313 total births recorded since 1883 (Orrie as girls' name)
Orrie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (139 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Orrie's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Orrie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 39
1880s
39 births
- 1890s 27
1890s
27 births
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s
1910s
108 births
- 1920s
1920s
139 births
- 1930s
1930s
106 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 139 births (21% of all-time use).
How Orrie 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 Orrie's total volume
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What to do with Orrie's data
- Orrie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (139 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orrie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1880–2007 (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 Orrie 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.