How Many People Are Named Orlando?
An estimated 42,335 people in the United States have the first name Orlando. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Orlando peaked in popularity in 1987 with 889 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orlando 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 Orlando paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Orlando is overwhelmingly male, 242 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
42,335
About 1 in 8,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1987
889 births
Total Registered
49,419
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orlando
Orlando is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 49,419 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Orlando as a male name
Ranked #844 in 2024
288 male births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (877 births)
Orlando as a female name
Ranked #15,209 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1980 (13 births)
Orlando: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orlando span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 7,711 babies were registered. Orlando has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orlando by Decade
How has Orlando 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 137 | 137 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 104 | 104 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 130 | 130 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 1,135 | 1,135 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 1,607 | 1,607 | 0 | |
| 1930s | 1,029 | 1,029 | 0 | |
| 1940s | 1,134 | 1,134 | 0 | |
| 1950s | 2,777 | 2,777 | 0 | |
| 1960s | 6,021 | 5,972 | 49 | |
| 1970s | 6,966 | 6,880 | 86 | |
| 1980s | 7,711 | 7,637 | 74 | |
| 1990s | 6,897 | 6,864 | 33 | |
| 2000s | 7,496 | 7,496 | 0 | |
| 2010s | 4,710 | 4,710 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 1,565 | 1,565 | 0 | |
Orlando by State
Birth registrations for Orlando span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Hawaii, Rhode Island, Nebraska. On average, about 1,032 Orlandos were registered per state.
Orlando + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orlando as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Orlando: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orlando?
We estimate approximately 42,335 people named Orlando 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 8,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Orlando a common name?
Orlando is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49,419 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orlando most popular?
Orlando reached peak popularity in 1987, when 889 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orlando is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orlando a male name?
Orlando is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orlando Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orlando Smith, Orlando Johnson, Orlando 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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