Orson Name Popularity

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How popular is Orson?

Ranking 2,191st in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Orson is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Orson has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #549 was reached in 1883.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2016 with 90 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Orson in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1993.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Orson occurred roughly during the years 1910-1913, 1916-1919, 1960-1963, 1967-1970, 2004-2007, and 2008-2016.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

How popular will Orson be?

For a number of years, the name Orson has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Orson has risen.

The name Orson is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Orson (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		63	2,191
2017		73	1,963
2016		90	1,733
2015		66	2,124
2014		53	2,416
2013		42	2,793
2012		31	3,499
2011		34	3,284
2010		28	3,778
2009		23	4,389
2008		18	5,199
2007		23	4,324
2006		14	6,007
2005		13	6,121
2004		7	9,667
2003		11	6,603
2002		12	5,972
2001		9	7,351
2000		8	7,986
1999		8	7,676
1998		7	8,211
1997		7	7,897
1996		8	6,943
1995		7	7,572
1994		8	6,807
1993		< 5	--
1992		< 5	--
1991		9	5,810
1990		7	6,955
1989		6	7,650
1988		14	3,649
1987		7	5,915
1986		11	4,054
1985		7	5,583
1984		< 5	--
1983		10	4,063
1982		9	4,494
1981		12	3,551
1980		13	3,380
1979		12	3,506
1978		12	3,346
1977		11	3,534
1976		18	2,477
1975		14	2,866
1974		19	2,256
1973		9	3,620
1972		8	3,873
1971		19	2,183
1970		24	1,835
1969		15	2,280
1968		9	3,031
1967		8	3,169
1966		13	2,306
1965		14	2,237
1964		6	3,912
1963		17	2,020
1962		11	2,632
1961		10	2,837
1960		8	3,266
1959		8	3,216
1958		21	1,761
1957		17	1,999
1956		19	1,870
1955		8	3,136
1954		14	2,189
1953		11	2,499
1952		13	2,227
1951		13	2,222
1950		15	2,003
1949		12	2,304
1948		8	2,949
1947		14	2,145
1946		18	1,741
1945		16	1,746
1944		18	1,666
1943		9	2,688
1942		7	3,137
1941		13	2,063
1940		22	1,459
1939		16	1,775
1938		9	2,604
1937		11	2,300
1936		13	2,040
1935		8	2,881
1934		16	1,835
1933		12	2,189
1932		11	2,432
1931		17	1,820
1930		13	2,268
1929		16	1,983
1928		15	2,130
1927		9	3,090
1926		18	1,890
1925		19	1,854
1924		26	1,523
1923		26	1,487
1922		21	1,745
1921		11	2,755
1920		18	1,943
1919		29	1,342
1918		23	1,580
1917		22	1,570
1916		21	1,583
1915		24	1,398
1914		15	1,665
1913		25	1,018
1912		10	1,710
1911		8	1,357
1910		7	1,391
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		7	921
1900		< 5	--
1899		5	1,163
1898		7	967
1897		< 5	--
1896		8	877
1895		7	956
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		7	932
1891		5	1,087
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		7	894
1887		6	892
1886		5	1,069
1885		6	910
1884		6	943
1883		12	549
1882		9	684
1881		7	761
1880		7	788

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.