Boys' name · peaked in 1975
Orlando name popularity since 1925
47,277 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Orlando. Half of them were born in 1986 or earlier, so the typical Orlando is about 40 years old in 2026. Orlando peaked in 1975 as the #246 name for boys, and it ranked #873 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 47,277
- Named Orlando, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #873
- for boys in 2025 (275 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 242 girls · 47,035 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 7.91× its national share
Peak year is the year Orlando made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Orlando births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1987. Measured as a share of all babies, Orlando peaked in 1975.
- Fastest rise: Between 1957 and 1962, Orlando became 2× more common, from 1 in 6,160 baby boys to 1 in 3,110.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Orlando's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Orlando.
Decade by decade
Babies named Orlando in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 694 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,029 | #582 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,134 | #622 |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,777 | #449 |
| 1960s | 49 | 5,971 | #318 |
| 1970s | 86 | 6,880 | #246 |
| 1980s | 74 | 7,637 | #282 |
| 1990s | 33 | 6,864 | #364 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7,496 | #363 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,710 | #613 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,843 | #873 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
25.2% of babies named Orlando from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Orlando is most popular
The index compares Orlando's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Orlando.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 7.91× | 1,913 |
| Arizona | 2.60× | 1,472 |
| Texas | 2.25× | 7,720 |
| Colorado | 1.77× | 953 |
| California | 1.46× | 6,745 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Orlando's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Orlando.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Orlando (1975).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data