Orvis

Boy · recorded 1885–1961

  • 1961last recorded
  • 1885best year

Most popular in 1885.

Last recorded in 1961. 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 Orvis.

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Its story

Popularity since 1885

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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 51 recorded years as a table
Orvis, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188556
189443
190033
190852
191041
191228
191329
191447
191528
191643
191719
191819
191943
192041
192137
192231
192321
192428
192527
192628
192729
192822
192921
193018
193119
193214
193321
193429
193514
193619
193722
193816
193913
194021
194111
194210
194312
194410
19456
19467
19475
19486
19495
19505
19513
19525
19535
19554
19594
19604
19613

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Orvis 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1961
7
Rank in 1961
#3,356
How rare
1 in 303,456 boys
Since 1885
940

Orvis was last recorded in 1961. 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 1885, at 56 per million boys born.

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

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