How Many People Are Named Orlo?
An estimated 137 people in the United States have the first name Orlo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Orlo peaked in popularity in 1919 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orlo 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 Orlo paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Orlo is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
137
About 1 in 2,501,856 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1919
41 births
Total Registered
920
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orlo
Orlo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 920 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Orlo as a male name
Ranked #13,802 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1919 (41 births)
Orlo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orlo span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 273 babies were registered. Orlo has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orlo by Decade
How has Orlo 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.
Orlo by State
Birth registrations for Orlo span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Iowa, Michigan, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, Minnesota. On average, about 21 Orlos were registered per state.
Orlo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orlo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orlo
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Orlo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orlo?
We estimate approximately 137 people named Orlo 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 2,501,856 Americans share this first name.
Is Orlo a common name?
Orlo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 920 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orlo most popular?
Orlo reached peak popularity in 1919, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orlo is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orlo a male name?
Orlo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orlo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orlo Smith, Orlo Johnson, Orlo 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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