Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Orson

#2,600 most common boys' name of all time · #6,265 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,600
Rank overall
#6,265 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
129 of 146
All-time
2,714
Since 2016
1,039
Peak year
2023 #1,398
Best rank
#550 1883
Girls Boys peak 132/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Orson is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 126 126 #1,428
2024 — 121 121 #1,488
2023 — 132 132 #1,398
2022 — 127 127 #1,436
2021 — 98 98 #1,679
2020 — 104 104 #1,570
2019 — 105 105 #1,583
2018 — 63 63 #2,191
2017 — 73 73 #1,960
2016 — 90 90 #1,726
2015 — 66 66 #2,113
2014 — 53 53 #2,403
2013 — 42 42 #2,764
2012 — 31 31 #3,452
2011 — 34 34 #3,238
2010 — 28 28 #3,713
2009 — 23 23 #4,282
2008 — 18 18 #5,070
2007 — 23 23 #4,245
2006 — 14 14 #5,793
2005 — 13 13 #5,886
2004 — 7 7 #8,947
2003 — 11 11 #6,273
2002 — 12 12 #5,738
2001 — 9 9 #6,952
2000 — 8 8 #7,436
1999 — 8 8 #7,159
1998 — 7 7 #7,586
1997 — 7 7 #7,298
1996 — 8 8 #6,507
1995 — 7 7 #7,010
1994 — 8 8 #6,391
1991 — 9 9 #5,537
1990 — 7 7 #6,443
1989 — 6 6 #6,974
1988 — 14 14 #3,538
1987 — 7 7 #5,481
1986 — 11 11 #3,900
1985 — 7 7 #5,177
1983 — 10 10 #3,897
1982 — 9 9 #4,253
1981 — 12 12 #3,424
1980 — 13 13 #3,264
1979 — 12 12 #3,370
1978 — 12 12 #3,229
1977 — 11 11 #3,400
1976 — 18 18 #2,423
1975 — 14 14 #2,760
1974 — 19 19 #2,212
1973 — 9 9 #3,454
1972 — 8 8 #3,646
1971 — 19 19 #2,143
1970 — 24 24 #1,804
1969 — 15 15 #2,227
1968 — 9 9 #2,920
1967 — 8 8 #3,009
1966 — 13 13 #2,228
1965 — 14 14 #2,192
1964 — 6 6 #3,632
1963 — 17 17 #1,971
1962 — 11 11 #2,528
1961 — 10 10 #2,725
1960 — 8 8 #3,099
1959 — 8 8 #3,057
1958 — 21 21 #1,731
1957 — 17 17 #1,961
1956 — 19 19 #1,831
1955 — 8 8 #2,982
1954 — 14 14 #2,130
1953 — 11 11 #2,412
1952 — 13 13 #2,168
1951 — 13 13 #2,144
1950 — 15 15 #1,948
1949 — 12 12 #2,240
1948 — 8 8 #2,804
1947 — 14 14 #2,090
1946 — 18 18 #1,703
1945 — 16 16 #1,708
1944 — 18 18 #1,638
1943 — 9 9 #2,578
1942 — 7 7 #2,964
1941 — 13 13 #2,006
1940 — 22 22 #1,441
1939 — 16 16 #1,727
1938 — 9 9 #2,502
1937 — 11 11 #2,208
1936 — 13 13 #1,980
1935 — 8 8 #2,738
1934 — 16 16 #1,798
1933 — 12 12 #2,115
1932 — 11 11 #2,326
1931 — 17 17 #1,785
1930 — 13 13 #2,194
1929 — 16 16 #1,948
1928 — 15 15 #2,065
1927 — 9 9 #2,935
1926 — 18 18 #1,858
1925 — 19 19 #1,815
1924 — 26 26 #1,499
1923 — 26 26 #1,464
1922 — 21 21 #1,707
1921 — 11 11 #2,650
1920 — 18 18 #1,898
1919 — 29 29 #1,329
1918 — 23 23 #1,545
1917 — 22 22 #1,535
1916 — 21 21 #1,558
1915 — 24 24 #1,377
1914 — 15 15 #1,618
1913 — 25 25 #1,006
1912 — 10 10 #1,643
1911 — 8 8 #1,307
1910 — 7 7 #1,340
1901 — 7 7 #887
1899 — 5 5 #1,082
1898 — 7 7 #916
1896 — 8 8 #851
1895 — 7 7 #914
1892 — 7 7 #902
1891 — 5 5 #1,013
1888 — 7 7 #852
1887 — 6 6 #856
1886 — 5 5 #1,000
1885 — 6 6 #867
1884 — 6 6 #891
1883 — 12 12 #550
1882 — 9 9 #679
1881 — 7 7 #744
1880 — 7 7 #790