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

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Peak · boys
1975 · 843 births
Debut · boys
16 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
49,454
since 1880

Orlando over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Orlando has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #246, 1975boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#871275
2024—#843289
2023—#775329
2022—#811307
2021—#754336
2020—#772307
2019—#723337
2018—#666379
2017—#654393
2016—#623430
2015—#613438
2014—#561493
2013—#557471
2012—#460590
2011—#482545
2010—#432634
2009—#408719
2008—#419697
2007—#367860
2006—#355853
2005—#363813
2004—#360779
2003—#372702
2002—#373708
2001—#364731
2000—#401634
1999—#382680
1998—#392629
1997—#376645
1996#13,5185#368649
1995#11,7836#364659
1994#13,4305#362661
1993—#347691
1992#11,7386#357663
1991#11,5096#321787
1990#12,9585#314800
1989#8,7618#292839
1988#7,6919#269875
1987#5,92312#255877
1986#7,1349#267817
1985#5,34813#282730
1984#10,4225#301661
1983—#293688
1982#10,5175#292690
1981—#284717
1980#5,24513#283743
1979#7,3138#291695
1978#5,56311#295636
1977#5,21312#281688
1976—#288651
1975#5,51610#246843
1974#5,01111#267719
1973#7,4356#290626
1972#5,4809#293628
1971#5,5439#294676
1970#5,06110#289718
1969#5,9747#302627
1968#6,2466#290651
1967#6,8045#305584
1966—#324528
1965#5,8176#318578
1964—#315606
1963#5,2967#296678
1962#6,5785#300665
1961#5,3097#320603
1960#5,6966#371451
1959—#383429
1958—#399381
1957—#417350
1956—#412342
1955—#449273
1954—#437274
1953—#473217
1952—#537173
1951—#516175
1950—#528163
1949—#604128
1948—#647109
1947—#543153
1946—#601115
1945—#62295
1944—#67983
1943—#623103
1942—#575116
1941—#553117
1940—#550115
1939—#524119
1938—#60197
1937—#59894
1936—#58697
1935—#581100
1934—#568108
1933—#572101
1932—#64488
1931—#557111
1930—#561114
1929—#602101
1928—#516137
1927—#524136
1926—#491149
1925—#464171
1924—#464175
1923—#448186
1922—#464179
1921—#444192
1920—#448181
1919—#386230
1918—#435184
1917—#453156
1916—#517121
1915—#454146
1914—#483101
1913—#49876
1912—#47468
1911—#58427
1910—#55626
1909—#67916
1908—#61318
1907—#59118
1906—#56817
1905—#78610
1904—#8109
1903—#8468
1902—#74410
1901—#7279
1900—#64915
1899—#66110
1898—#7449
1897—#68110
1896—#1,1015
1895—#57913
1894—#54314
1893—#61511
1892—#52515
1891—#56411
1890—#8846
1889—#54912
1888—#52814
1887—#54411
1886—#51213
1885—#46216
1884—#54712
1883—#55611
1882—#51413
1881—#38919
1880—#44216
First appearance
1880

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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedNHWashington: #325 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,266 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedMNIllinois: #213 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,506 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedWIMichigan: #230 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,139 boysMINew York: #191 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,345 boysNYMassachusetts: #191 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,008 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedIAIndiana: #408 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,646 boysINOhio: #280 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,115 boysOHPennsylvania: #267 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,188 boysPANew Jersey: #177 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,223 boysNJConnecticut: #174 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,382 boysCTCalifornia: #294 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 2,277 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedUTColorado: #208 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,400 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedNEMissouri: #247 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,248 boysMOKentucky: #376 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,170 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedWVVirginia: #356 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,917 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedDEArizona: #157 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 783 boysAZNew Mexico: #129 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 567 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedKSArkansas: #254 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,727 boysARTennessee: #247 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,952 boysTNNorth Carolina: #392 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,312 boysNCSouth Carolina: #256 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,735 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #303 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,657 boysOKLouisiana: #236 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,282 boysLAMississippi: #192 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,098 boysMSAlabama: #267 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,032 boysALGeorgia: #292 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,241 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Orlando, so not publishedHITexas: #197 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 979 boysTXFlorida: #364 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,166 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#129 · 1 in 567
  2. Arizona#157 · 1 in 783
  3. Connecticut#174 · 1 in 1,382
  4. New Jersey#177 · 1 in 1,223
  5. New York#191 · 1 in 1,345

Best ever in a state: #40 in New Mexico, 1941.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#129161 in 567
Arizona#157231 in 783
Connecticut#174121 in 1,382
New Jersey#177351 in 1,223
Massachusetts#191171 in 2,008
New York#191851 in 1,345
Mississippi#192171 in 1,098
Texas#1971081 in 979
Colorado#208131 in 1,400
Illinois#213521 in 1,506
Michigan#230301 in 2,139
Louisiana#236231 in 1,282
Missouri#247151 in 2,248
Tennessee#247161 in 1,952
Arkansas#25491 in 1,727
South Carolina#256121 in 1,735
Alabama#267131 in 2,032
Pennsylvania#267231 in 3,188
Ohio#280251 in 3,115
Georgia#292171 in 2,241
California#294661 in 2,277
Oklahoma#30371 in 2,657
Washington#32571 in 3,266
Virginia#35681 in 3,917
Florida#364161 in 3,166
Kentucky#37651 in 5,170
North Carolina#39291 in 4,312
Indiana#40871 in 5,646
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
95 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1975 at #246 (843 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 42 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 145 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1897–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,852
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 15.4% of all boys named Orlando (7,637) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s137#389 (1881)#504
1890s104#525 (1892)#690
1900s130#568 (1906)#701
1910s1,135#386 (1919)#484
1920s1,607#444 (1921)#487
1930s1,029#524 (1939)#579
1940s1,134#543 (1947)#600
1950s2,777#383 (1959)#455
1960s5,971#290 (1968)#314
1970s6,880#246 (1975)#283
1980s7,637#255 (1987)#282
1990s6,864#314 (1990)#358
2000s7,496#355 (2006)#378
2010s4,710#432 (2010)#577
2020s1,843#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 1974

girls
#5,011
11 births · 1 in 133,412 girls
boys
#267
719 births · 1 in 2,187 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #5,011Orlando11

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #267Orlando719
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 133,412 of them was named Orlando, which outranked 51.1% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Orlando
  1. #4,720Yoland12
  2. #4,720Zana12
  3. #4,720Zona12
  4. #5,011Orlando11
  5. #5,011Adelia11
  6. #5,011Adonica11
  7. #5,011Adora11
  8. #5,360Abagail10
  9. #5,360Abril10
  10. #5,360Adrain10

Tied with 348 names at #5,011; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 2,187 of them was named Orlando, which outranked 95.6% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Orlando
  1. #264Julio726
  2. #265Luke725
  3. #265Rene725
  4. #267Orlando719
  5. #268Kerry710
  6. #269Darryl708
  7. #270Lewis706
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1974 →