How Many People Are Named Orvel?
An estimated 227 people in the United States have the first name Orvel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Orvel peaked in popularity in 1919 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orvel 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 Orvel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Orvel is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
Estimated Living Americans
227
About 1 in 1,509,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1919
56 births
Total Registered
1,157
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orvel
Orvel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,157 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Orvel as a male name
Ranked #3,871 in 1972
8 male births in 1972
Peak: 1919 (56 births)
Orvel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orvel span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 346 babies were registered. Orvel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orvel by Decade
How has Orvel 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.
Orvel by State
Birth registrations for Orvel span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas. The lowest are in Illinois, Alabama, Kentucky. On average, about 23 Orvels were registered per state.
Orvel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orvel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orvel
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Orvel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orvel?
We estimate approximately 227 people named Orvel 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 1,509,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Orvel a common name?
Orvel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,157 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orvel most popular?
Orvel reached peak popularity in 1919, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orvel is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orvel a male name?
Orvel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orvel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orvel Smith, Orvel Johnson, Orvel 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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