How Many People Are Named Orpheus?
An estimated 55 people in the United States have the first name Orpheus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Orpheus peaked in popularity in 1968 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orpheus 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 Orpheus paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Orpheus is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
55
About 1 in 6,231,897 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1968
11 births
Total Registered
76
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orpheus
Orpheus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 76 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Orpheus as a male name
Ranked #5,921 in 1987
7 male births in 1987
Peak: 1968 (11 births)
Orpheus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orpheus span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 27 babies were registered. While Orpheus is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Orpheus by Decade
How has Orpheus 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.
Orpheus by State
Orpheus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orpheus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orpheus
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Orpheus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orpheus?
We estimate approximately 55 people named Orpheus 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 6,231,897 Americans share this first name.
Is Orpheus a common name?
Orpheus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 55.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 76 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orpheus most popular?
Orpheus reached peak popularity in 1968, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orpheus is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orpheus a male name?
Orpheus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orpheus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orpheus Smith, Orpheus Johnson, Orpheus 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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