How Many People Are Named Orphus?
An estimated 0 people in the United States have the first name Orphus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 0 years old, and Orphus peaked in popularity in 1914 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orphus 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 Orphus paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Orphus is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
0
About 1 in 1 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
0
years old
Peak Year
1914
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orphus
Orphus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Orphus as a male name
Ranked #3,169 in 1914
6 male births in 1914
Peak: 1914 (6 births)
Orphus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orphus span from the 1890s to the 1910s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 6 babies were registered. Orphus remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Orphus by Decade
How has Orphus 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.
Orphus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orphus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orphus
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Orphus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orphus?
We estimate approximately 0 people named Orphus 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 Americans share this first name.
Is Orphus a common name?
Orphus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 2.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orphus most popular?
Orphus reached peak popularity in 1914, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orphus is approximately 0 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orphus a male name?
Orphus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orphus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orphus Smith, Orphus Johnson, Orphus 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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