Is Orson a boy or girl name?
Orson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 119 boys were named Orson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,586 US babies named Orson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,500
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Orson since 1880
- 2,586
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 132 babies
Boys and girls named Orson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 184 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 179 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 126 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 146 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 585 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 580 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 119 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 132 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 127 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 98 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 104 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 105 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 63 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 73 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,506 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,287 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,780 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,392 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,202 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,329 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 14 | #6,011 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,125 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,674 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,604 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,976 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,354 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,988 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,678 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,212 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,899 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,944 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,575 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,809 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,812 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,961 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,651 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,652 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,922 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,055 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,586 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,066 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,491 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,553 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,381 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,507 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,347 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,532 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,481 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,866 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,621 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,869 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,186 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,281 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,035 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,238 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,917 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 17 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,632 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,842 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,262 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,137 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,187 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,226 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,305 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,688 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,137 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,602 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,298 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,883 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,430 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,130 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,089 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,754 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,943 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 29 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 24 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 25 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #788 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Orson reached #549 in 1883. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.