Recorded 1914–1943 Boys' name Peak 1927 118 births

Orvile — boys' name

118 babies named Orvile in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s561930s221940s5
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Orvile was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

12 babies were named Orvile in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Orvile

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Orvile between 1914 and 1943, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Orvile currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Orvile performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Orvile shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Orvile in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 118 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Orvile at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

118

Since 1914

30 years of records

Peak year

1927

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1914

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1943

Orvile popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1914

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1927)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 1943193019271922191819151914 7

Orvile by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
56 births that decade — 47% of Orvile's all-time total
1910s351920s561930s221940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Orvile?
118 babies have been named Orvile since 1914. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1927 with 12 births.
When was Orvile most popular?
Orvile was most popular in the 1920s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Orvile been used?
Orvile has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 30 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Orvile?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1943 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.