How Many People Are Named Orvil?
An estimated 413 people in the United States have the first name Orvil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Orvil peaked in popularity in 1921 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orvil 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 Orvil paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Orvil is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
413
About 1 in 829,914 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1921
86 births
Total Registered
1,935
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orvil
Orvil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,935 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Orvil as a male name
Ranked #9,221 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1921 (86 births)
Orvil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orvil span from the 1890s to the 1990s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 595 babies were registered. Orvil has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orvil by Decade
How has Orvil 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.
Orvil by State
Birth registrations for Orvil span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arkansas. The lowest are in Utah, Illinois, California. On average, about 51 Orvils were registered per state.
Orvil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orvil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Orvil
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Orvil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orvil?
We estimate approximately 413 people named Orvil 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 829,914 Americans share this first name.
Is Orvil a common name?
Orvil is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,935 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orvil most popular?
Orvil reached peak popularity in 1921, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orvil is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orvil a male name?
Orvil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orvil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orvil Smith, Orvil Johnson, Orvil 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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