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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Orvin

Orvin was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 979th with 45 babies. More babies were named Orvin in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191745 babies
Total since 1880
1,140babies recorded

Orvin popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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#11,6346
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#3,5667
1950#3,2437
1940#1,87415
1930#1,25133
1920#1,13340
1910#1,1779
1900——
1890#1,1155
1880——

How popular is Orvin, counting every spelling?

Orvin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Orvin?

About 200 people born in the US named Orvin are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 55 and 81. That makes Orvin 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.

Orvin by state

How common Orvin was among boys born in each state in 1915–1919, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (10.1×). In 47 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWI0.06Vermont: 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: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesND0.40Minnesota: 0.41 per 1,000 babiesMN0.41Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 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: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesSD0.23Iowa: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West 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: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 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: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 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, Orvin, boys, 1915–1919. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Orvin

How popular is the name Orvin?

Orvin was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 979th with 45 babies. More babies were named Orvin in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Orvin a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Orvin in the US.

Where was Orvin most popular?

In 1915–1919, Orvin was most common in Minnesota (0.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Dakota and South Dakota.