Boys' name · since 1912

Orvie

136 babies named Orvie in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,432 of 45,481
all-time among boys
136
born since 1912
1910s
peak decade

Orvie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 136 have been recorded since 1912.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvie has been recorded 136 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1957.

  • #15,432 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 136 born since 1912
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvie ranks #15,432 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.

#15,432 of 45,481
all-time among boys
136
born since 1912
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Orvie's 136 recorded births place it above 66.04% 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.

Orvie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Orvie's full recorded timeline at 1927, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Orvie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1957

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
4681012 19121916192019231930193519451957 5

Orvie by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (39 births, 29% of the file).

1910s was Orvie's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Orvie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 39 births (29% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orvie? ▼
Orvie has been given to 136 babies in the U.S. since 1912, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,432 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1957. 10 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
Where does Orvie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvie ranks #15,432 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 Orvie most popular? ▼
Orvie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Orvie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Orvie since 1912 -- 46 years through the most recent 1957 data.
What names are similar to Orvie? ▼
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.

What to do with Orvie's data

  • Orvie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 11 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.

Keep exploring Orvie

Nearby Names Like Orvie

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

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Orvil Boy
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Orvel Boy
1,157 births
Orvin Boy
1,140 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Orvie: 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, 1912–1957 (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 Orvie 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.