Boys' name · since 1915
Orvell
135 babies named Orvell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orvell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 135 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Orvell recorded 135 times among boys since 1915, 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 1915 to 1953.
- #15,474 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 135 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvell ranks #15,474 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orvell's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Orvell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orvell's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orvell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1953
- Peak year (1922)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Orvell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Orvell's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Orvell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s
1930s
39 births
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Orvell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Orvell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1915–1953 (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 Orvell 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.