Orvel
Last seen for boys in 1972 at #3,622
- Peak · boys
- 1888 · 9 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,157since 1888
Orvel over time
Rank among boys' names. Orvel has never cracked the top 700 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1972 | #3,622 | 8 |
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| 1965 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #2,802 | 8 |
| 1948 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #1,850 | 17 |
| 1946 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | #1,577 | 20 |
| 1942 | #1,421 | 24 |
| 1941 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #1,736 | 16 |
| 1939 | #1,578 | 18 |
| 1938 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #1,344 | 25 |
| 1936 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | #1,098 | 35 |
| 1934 | #1,323 | 26 |
| 1933 | #1,230 | 29 |
| 1932 | #1,995 | 14 |
| 1931 | #1,538 | 21 |
| 1930 | #1,330 | 29 |
| 1929 | #1,195 | 34 |
| 1928 | #1,413 | 27 |
| 1927 | #1,227 | 35 |
| 1926 | #1,515 | 24 |
| 1925 | #1,304 | 31 |
| 1924 | #1,058 | 45 |
| 1923 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1922 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1921 | #1,122 | 40 |
| 1920 | #1,273 | 32 |
| 1919 | #890 | 56 |
| 1918 | #1,094 | 39 |
| 1917 | #1,175 | 33 |
| 1916 | #1,120 | 34 |
| 1915 | #1,181 | 30 |
| 1914 | #1,153 | 25 |
| 1913 | #950 | 27 |
| 1912 | #1,095 | 18 |
| 1911 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,020 | 9 |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | #810 | 9 |
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| 1896 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,074 | 5 |
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| 1888 | #704 | 9 |
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The first year at least five boys were named Orvel! It came in at #704, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1903, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Orvel is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Missouri#347 · 1 in 3,515
- Oklahoma#360 · 1 in 3,111
Best ever in a state: #206 in Oklahoma, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Missouri | #347 | 7 | 1 in 3,515 |
| Oklahoma | #360 | 5 | 1 in 3,111 |
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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 Orvel
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1972
- Biggest jump: 204 spots in 1919 (#1,094 → #890)
- Biggest drop: 383 spots in 1920 (#890 → #1,273)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1888 at #704 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1889, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · 1888–1919
- Highest: 1 in 13,428 boys born in 1888 were named Orvel (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 202,701 boys born in 1972 (0.00%)
- 29.9% of all boys named Orvel (346) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9 | #704 (1888) | #704 |
| 1890s | 10 | #1,074 (1894) | #1,088 |
| 1900s | 31 | #810 (1904) | #1,009 |
| 1910s | 271 | #890 (1919) | #1,094 |
| 1920s | 346 | #1,058 (1924) | #1,239 |
| 1930s | 228 | #1,098 (1935) | #1,498 |
| 1940s | 143 | #1,421 (1942) | #2,046 |
| 1950s | 77 | #2,367 (1951) | #2,869 |
| 1960s | 34 | #2,673 (1963) | #3,462 |
| 1970s | 8 | #3,622 (1972) | #3,622 |
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.
Orvel in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
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890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 26,179 of them was named Orvel, which outranked 75.3% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,096Val35
- #1,096Wilhelm35
- #1,096Woodie35
- #1,120Orvel34
- #1,120Annie34
- #1,120Arlin34
- #1,120Bishop34
- #1,138Author33
- #1,138Ballard33
- #1,138Bethel33
Tied with 17 names at #1,120; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.