How Many People Are Named Ornie?
An estimated 4 people in the United States have the first name Ornie. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Ornie peaked in popularity in 1924 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ornie 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 Ornie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Ornie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
- Ornie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
4
About 1 in 85,688,585 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1924
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ornie
Ornie is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ornie as a male name
Ranked #4,492 in 1961
5 male births in 1961
Peak: 1924 (5 births)
Ornie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ornie span from the 1920s to the 1960s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 5 babies were registered. Ornie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ornie by Decade
How has Ornie 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.
Ornie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ornie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ornie
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Ornie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ornie?
We estimate approximately 4 people named Ornie 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 85,688,585 Americans share this first name.
Is Ornie a common name?
Ornie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 6.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ornie most popular?
Ornie reached peak popularity in 1924, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ornie is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ornie a male name?
Ornie is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ornie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ornie Smith, Ornie Johnson, Ornie 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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