How Many People Are Named Orlan?
An estimated 313 people in the United States have the first name Orlan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Orlan peaked in popularity in 1926 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orlan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Orlan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
313
About 1 in 1,095,062 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1926
32 births
Total Registered
953
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orlan
Orlan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 953 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Orlan as a male name
Ranked #10,602 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (32 births)
Orlan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orlan span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 243 babies were registered. Orlan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orlan by Decade
How has Orlan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Orlan by State
Birth registrations for Orlan span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois. On average, about 6 Orlans were registered per state.
Orlan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orlan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Orlan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orlan?
We estimate approximately 313 people named Orlan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,095,062 Americans share this first name.
Is Orlan a common name?
Orlan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 953 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orlan most popular?
Orlan reached peak popularity in 1926, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orlan is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orlan a male name?
Orlan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orlan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orlan Smith, Orlan Johnson, Orlan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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