Boys' name · since 1985
Orry
383 babies named Orry in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,058 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 383
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Orry currently ranks #11058 among boys' names in America, with 383 babies recorded since 1985.
Orry has 383 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11058 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #9,257 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,058 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 383 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orry ranks #9,257 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,058 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 383 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,058 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 383
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Orry's 383 recorded births place it above 79.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Orry compares
383 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Orry's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Orry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 383 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Orry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orry's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orry popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Orry by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (181 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Orry's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Orry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 181 births (47% of all-time use).
Orry by state
Where Orry concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 7 | 1.8% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.3% |
15 of 383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Orry's data
- Orry's decade-level peak was the 1980s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Orrys (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Orry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Orry 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.