Unisex name · since 1894
Orris
Orris has 939 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 939
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
939 boys have been named Orris since 1894, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Orris has 939 recorded births among boys since 1894, 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 1894 to 2022.
- #5,334 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 939 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orris ranks #5,334 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 939 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 939
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orris's 939 recorded births place it above 88.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Orris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orris's full recorded timeline at 1930, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2022
- Peak year (1918)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Orris popularity over time - girls
49 total births recorded since 1915 (Orris as girls' name)
Orris by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (303 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Orris's strongest decade.
303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Orris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 41
1900s
41 births
- 1910s
1910s
244 births
- 1920s
1920s
303 births
- 1930s
1930s
163 births
- 1940s 104
1940s
104 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 303 births (32% of all-time use).
How Orris 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 Orris's total volume
Orris by state
Where Orris concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 30 | 3.2% |
| #2 | North Dakota | | 23 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
30 of 939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Orris's data
- Orris's decade-level peak was the 1920s (303 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Orriss (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
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 Orris: 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 (~128 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, 1894–2022 (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 Orris 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.