How Many People Are Named Orvie?
An estimated 26 people in the United States have the first name Orvie. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Orvie peaked in popularity in 1918 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orvie 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 Orvie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Orvie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
- Orvie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
26
About 1 in 13,182,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1918
10 births
Total Registered
136
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orvie
Orvie is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 136 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Orvie as a male name
Ranked #4,397 in 1957
5 male births in 1957
Peak: 1918 (10 births)
Orvie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orvie span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 39 babies were registered. Orvie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orvie by Decade
How has Orvie 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.
Orvie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orvie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orvie
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Orvie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orvie?
We estimate approximately 26 people named Orvie 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 13,182,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Orvie a common name?
Orvie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 136 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orvie most popular?
Orvie reached peak popularity in 1918, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orvie is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orvie a male name?
Orvie is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orvie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orvie Smith, Orvie Johnson, Orvie 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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