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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Orvel

Orvel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 742nd; the most babies were born in 1919 (56). More babies were named Orvel in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191956 babies
Total since 1880
1,157babies recorded

Orvel popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#3,5657
1950#2,7209
1940#1,78016
1930#1,36229
1920#1,29432
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Orvel, counting every spelling?

Orvel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Orvel?

About 200 people born in the US named Orvel are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 69 and 84. That makes Orvel a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Orvel by state

How common Orvel was among boys born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (5.6×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMO0.06Kentucky: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKY0.05West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAR0.07Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesOK0.22Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Orvel, boys, 1917–1921. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Orvel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Orvel, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Orvel

How popular is the name Orvel?

Orvel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 742nd; the most babies were born in 1919 (56). More babies were named Orvel in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Orvel a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,157 boys.

Where was Orvel most popular?

In 1917–1921, Orvel was most common in Oklahoma (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arkansas and Missouri.