Boys' name · since 1918

Orvid

Orvid has 27 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,751 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade

Orvid sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 27 recorded since 1918.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvid has been recorded 27 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1928.

  • #26,751 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 27 born since 1918
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvid ranks #26,751 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.

#26,751 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Orvid's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% 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.

Orvid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Orvid's full recorded timeline at 1926, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Orvid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1928

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 19181921192619271928 6

Orvid by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (22 births, 81% of the file).

1920s was Orvid's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Orvid births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orvid? ▼
27 babies have been named Orvid since 1918. All-time, it sits at #26,751 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
Where does Orvid sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvid ranks #26,751 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 Orvid most popular? ▼
Orvid was most popular in the 1920s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Orvid been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Orvid since 1918 -- 11 years through the most recent 1928 data.
What names are similar to Orvid? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Orville, Orval, Orvil, Orvel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Orvid

Nearby Names Like Orvid

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Orvid

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Orvid: 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, 1918–1928 (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 Orvid 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.