Boys' name · since 1915
Orwin
49 babies named Orwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,359 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
49 boys have been named Orwin since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orwin has been recorded 49 times among boys since 1915, 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 1915 to 1928.
- #22,359 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 49 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Orwin ranks #22,359 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,359 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 49
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Orwin's 49 recorded births place it above 50.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Orwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Orwin's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Orwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1928
- Peak year (1920)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Orwin by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (29 births, 59% of the file).
1920s was Orwin's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Orwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29 births (59% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Orwin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1915–1928 (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 Orwin 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.