Total births
224
Boys' name · since 1912
Orvill
224 babies named Orvill in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 224
- total births
- 1912–1951
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
224 boys have been named Orvill since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orvill has been recorded 224 times among boys since 1912, 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 1912 to 1951.
- 224 total births
- 1912–1951 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
224 boys have been named Orvill since 1912, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1951.
- 224
- total births
- 1912–1951
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Orvill was born in this single decade.
1922
Single peak year
15 babies were named Orvill in 1922 - its busiest year on record.
Orvill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Orvill's full recorded timeline at 1924, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Orvill at a glance
Last recorded 1951Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1912
Orvill popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1951
- Peak year (1922)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Orvill by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Orvill's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Orvill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
99 births
- 1930s
1930s
43 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 99 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Orvill? ▼
Orvill has been given to 224 babies in the U.S. since 1912, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1951. 15 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
When was Orvill most popular? ▼
Orvill was most popular in the 1920s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Orvill been used? ▼
Orvill has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 40 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Orvill? ▼
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 Orvill's data
- Orvill's decade-level peak was the 1920s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Orvill
Nearby Names Like Orvill
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Orvill
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Orval Boy
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Orvil Boy
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Orvel Boy
1,157 births
Orvin Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1912–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Orvill: Baby Name Since 1912 - 224 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/orvill. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Orvill 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 June 2026.