How Many People Are Named Orville?
An estimated 7,678 people in the United States have the first name Orville. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Orville peaked in popularity in 1920 with 1,203 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Orville 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 Orville paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Orville is overwhelmingly male, 155 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- With an average bearer age of 72, Orville is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
7,678
About 1 in 44,641 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1920
1,203 births
Total Registered
35,206
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Orville
Orville is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 35,206 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Orville as a male name
Ranked #7,117 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (1,195 births)
Orville as a female name
Ranked #4,812 in 1934
5 female births in 1934
Peak: 1921 (12 births)
Orville: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Orville span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 9,806 babies were registered. Orville has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Orville by Decade
How has Orville 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.
Orville by State
Birth registrations for Orville span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri. The lowest are in South Carolina, Connecticut, Massachusetts. On average, about 667 Orvilles were registered per state.
Orville + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Orville as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Orville: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Orville?
We estimate approximately 7,678 people named Orville 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 44,641 Americans share this first name.
Is Orville a common name?
Orville is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35,206 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Orville most popular?
Orville reached peak popularity in 1920, when 1,203 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Orville is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Orville a male name?
Orville is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Orville Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Orville Smith, Orville Johnson, Orville 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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