Orvil

Boy · recorded 1897–1991

  • 1991last recorded
  • 1921best year

Most popular in 1921.

Last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Orvil.

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Its story

Popularity since 1897

0397818971921194419681991

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 74 recorded years as a table
Orvil, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189744
189865
189966
190166
190257
190741
190871
190943
191051
191135
191272
191370
191463
191562
191662
191762
191858
191977
192058
192178
192251
192350
192454
192547
192650
192750
192851
192952
193040
193138
193238
193341
193436
193553
193627
193732
193823
193936
194022
194129
194222
194316
194417
194523
194613
194710
194811
19498
195012
195110
19527
19538
19546
19552
19566
19577
19583
19593
19603
19624
19636
19645
19654
19663
19673
19683
19693
19703
19713
19724
19763
19773
19833
19912

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Orvil isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1991
5
Rank in 1991
#8,236
How rare
1 in 404,065 boys
Since 1897
1,935

Orvil was last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1921, at 78 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Orvil doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.