Orlando
Last seen for girls in 1996 at #13,518 · #871 for boys in 2025, 275 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1975 · 843 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 49,454since 1880
Orlando over time
Rank among boys' names. Orlando has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #871 | 275 | |
| 2024 | — | #843 | 289 | |
| 2023 | — | #775 | 329 | |
| 2022 | — | #811 | 307 | |
| 2021 | — | #754 | 336 | |
| 2020 | — | #772 | 307 | |
| 2019 | — | #723 | 337 | |
| 2018 | — | #666 | 379 | |
| 2017 | — | #654 | 393 | |
| 2016 | — | #623 | 430 | |
| 2015 | — | #613 | 438 | |
| 2014 | — | #561 | 493 | |
| 2013 | — | #557 | 471 | |
| 2012 | — | #460 | 590 | |
| 2011 | — | #482 | 545 | |
| 2010 | — | #432 | 634 | |
| 2009 | — | #408 | 719 | |
| 2008 | — | #419 | 697 | |
| 2007 | — | #367 | 860 | |
| 2006 | — | #355 | 853 | |
| 2005 | — | #363 | 813 | |
| 2004 | — | #360 | 779 | |
| 2003 | — | #372 | 702 | |
| 2002 | — | #373 | 708 | |
| 2001 | — | #364 | 731 | |
| 2000 | — | #401 | 634 | |
| 1999 | — | #382 | 680 | |
| 1998 | — | #392 | 629 | |
| 1997 | — | #376 | 645 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #368 | 649 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #364 | 659 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #362 | 661 |
| 1993 | — | #347 | 691 | |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #357 | 663 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #321 | 787 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #314 | 800 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #292 | 839 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #269 | 875 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #255 | 877 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #267 | 817 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #282 | 730 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #301 | 661 |
| 1983 | — | #293 | 688 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #292 | 690 |
| 1981 | — | #284 | 717 | |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #283 | 743 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #291 | 695 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #295 | 636 |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | #281 | 688 |
| 1976 | — | #288 | 651 | |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #246 | 843 |
| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 | #267 | 719 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #290 | 626 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #293 | 628 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #294 | 676 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | #289 | 718 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #302 | 627 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #290 | 651 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #305 | 584 |
| 1966 | — | #324 | 528 | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #318 | 578 |
| 1964 | — | #315 | 606 | |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #296 | 678 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #300 | 665 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #320 | 603 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #371 | 451 |
| 1959 | — | #383 | 429 | |
| 1958 | — | #399 | 381 | |
| 1957 | — | #417 | 350 | |
| 1956 | — | #412 | 342 | |
| 1955 | — | #449 | 273 | |
| 1954 | — | #437 | 274 | |
| 1953 | — | #473 | 217 | |
| 1952 | — | #537 | 173 | |
| 1951 | — | #516 | 175 | |
| 1950 | — | #528 | 163 | |
| 1949 | — | #604 | 128 | |
| 1948 | — | #647 | 109 | |
| 1947 | — | #543 | 153 | |
| 1946 | — | #601 | 115 | |
| 1945 | — | #622 | 95 | |
| 1944 | — | #679 | 83 | |
| 1943 | — | #623 | 103 | |
| 1942 | — | #575 | 116 | |
| 1941 | — | #553 | 117 | |
| 1940 | — | #550 | 115 | |
| 1939 | — | #524 | 119 | |
| 1938 | — | #601 | 97 | |
| 1937 | — | #598 | 94 | |
| 1936 | — | #586 | 97 | |
| 1935 | — | #581 | 100 | |
| 1934 | — | #568 | 108 | |
| 1933 | — | #572 | 101 | |
| 1932 | — | #644 | 88 | |
| 1931 | — | #557 | 111 | |
| 1930 | — | #561 | 114 | |
| 1929 | — | #602 | 101 | |
| 1928 | — | #516 | 137 | |
| 1927 | — | #524 | 136 | |
| 1926 | — | #491 | 149 | |
| 1925 | — | #464 | 171 | |
| 1924 | — | #464 | 175 | |
| 1923 | — | #448 | 186 | |
| 1922 | — | #464 | 179 | |
| 1921 | — | #444 | 192 | |
| 1920 | — | #448 | 181 | |
| 1919 | — | #386 | 230 | |
| 1918 | — | #435 | 184 | |
| 1917 | — | #453 | 156 | |
| 1916 | — | #517 | 121 | |
| 1915 | — | #454 | 146 | |
| 1914 | — | #483 | 101 | |
| 1913 | — | #498 | 76 | |
| 1912 | — | #474 | 68 | |
| 1911 | — | #584 | 27 | |
| 1910 | — | #556 | 26 | |
| 1909 | — | #679 | 16 | |
| 1908 | — | #613 | 18 | |
| 1907 | — | #591 | 18 | |
| 1906 | — | #568 | 17 | |
| 1905 | — | #786 | 10 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #744 | 9 | |
| 1897 | — | #681 | 10 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #543 | 14 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #525 | 15 | |
| 1891 | — | #564 | 11 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #549 | 12 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #544 | 11 | |
| 1886 | — | #512 | 13 | |
| 1885 | — | #462 | 16 | |
| 1884 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | #389 | 19 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Orlando was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1896, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Orlando is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#124 · 1 in 519
- New Jersey#138 · 1 in 918
- Mississippi#163 · 1 in 866
- Connecticut#167 · 1 in 1,274
- New York#183 · 1 in 1,231
Best ever in a state: #40 in New Mexico, 1941.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #124 | 17 | 1 in 519 |
| New Jersey | #138 | 50 | 1 in 918 |
| Mississippi | #163 | 23 | 1 in 866 |
| Connecticut | #167 | 14 | 1 in 1,274 |
| New York | #183 | 99 | 1 in 1,231 |
| District of Columbia | #216 | 7 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Arizona | #236 | 12 | 1 in 1,412 |
| Alabama | #244 | 15 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Massachusetts | #246 | 11 | 1 in 3,424 |
| Illinois | #250 | 44 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Georgia | #262 | 22 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Arkansas | #264 | 7 | 1 in 2,137 |
| South Carolina | #269 | 11 | 1 in 1,979 |
| Louisiana | #275 | 18 | 1 in 1,735 |
| Texas | #279 | 61 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Michigan | #280 | 24 | 1 in 2,871 |
| Florida | #299 | 21 | 1 in 2,404 |
| Missouri | #303 | 12 | 1 in 2,928 |
| Tennessee | #303 | 10 | 1 in 3,212 |
| Colorado | #313 | 7 | 1 in 2,587 |
| Ohio | #337 | 19 | 1 in 4,283 |
| Virginia | #358 | 8 | 1 in 4,171 |
| California | #361 | 48 | 1 in 3,128 |
| Oklahoma | #376 | 5 | 1 in 3,779 |
| Wisconsin | #376 | 5 | 1 in 6,079 |
| Pennsylvania | #397 | 12 | 1 in 6,597 |
| North Carolina | #398 | 9 | 1 in 4,622 |
| Indiana | #415 | 7 | 1 in 5,948 |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Orlando
- 28 spots since 2024 (#843 → #871)
- 99 spots since 2020 (#772 → #871)
- 258 spots since 2015 (#613 → #871)
- Biggest jump: 420 spots in 1897 (#1,101 → #681)
- Biggest drop: 522 spots in 1896 (#579 → #1,101)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1975 at #246 (843 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 42 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1897–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,852 boys born in 1975 were named Orlando (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,211 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 15.4% of all boys named Orlando (7,637) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 137 | #389 (1881) | #504 |
| 1890s | 104 | #525 (1892) | #690 |
| 1900s | 130 | #568 (1906) | #701 |
| 1910s | 1,135 | #386 (1919) | #484 |
| 1920s | 1,607 | #444 (1921) | #487 |
| 1930s | 1,029 | #524 (1939) | #579 |
| 1940s | 1,134 | #543 (1947) | #600 |
| 1950s | 2,777 | #383 (1959) | #455 |
| 1960s | 5,971 | #290 (1968) | #314 |
| 1970s | 6,880 | #246 (1975) | #283 |
| 1980s | 7,637 | #255 (1987) | #282 |
| 1990s | 6,864 | #314 (1990) | #358 |
| 2000s | 7,496 | #355 (2006) | #378 |
| 2010s | 4,710 | #432 (2010) | #577 |
| 2020s | 1,843 | #754 (2021) | #804 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Orlando in 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 169,027 of them was named Orlando, which outranked 43.3% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,109Yvone10
- #5,109Zenda10
- #5,109Zola10
- #5,480Orlando9
- #5,480Abbigail9
- #5,480Adelia9
- #5,480Adrinne9
- #5,959Abelina8
- #5,959Adinah8
- #5,959Adonna8
Tied with 478 names at #5,480; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 2,582 of them was named Orlando, which outranked 94.9% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).