How Many People Are Named Orven?
An estimated 7 people in the United States have the first name Orven. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Orven peaked in popularity in 1917 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orven 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 Orven paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Orven is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
- Orven is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
7
About 1 in 48,964,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1917
7 births
Total Registered
42
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orven
Orven is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 42 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Orven as a male name
Ranked #3,620 in 1951
6 male births in 1951
Peak: 1917 (7 births)
Orven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orven span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 19 babies were registered. While Orven is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Orven by Decade
How has Orven 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.
Orven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orven
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Orven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orven?
We estimate approximately 7 people named Orven 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 48,964,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Orven a common name?
Orven is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 23.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 42 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orven most popular?
Orven reached peak popularity in 1917, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orven is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orven a male name?
Orven is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orven Smith, Orven Johnson, Orven 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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