boy's name
Orvel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Births on record 1,157
Orvel is a boy's name. In 1972 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1919, when 56 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
Orvel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1972, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 9 |
| 1890s | 10 |
| 1900s | 31 |
| 1910s | 271 |
| 1920s | 346 |
| 1930s | 228 |
| 1940s | 143 |
| 1950s | 77 |
| 1960s | 34 |
| 1970s (to 1972) | 8 |
How popular is Orvel?
In 1972, Orvel was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Orvel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Orvel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Orvel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Orvel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Orvel
How popular is the name Orvel?
In 1972, Orvel was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Orvel a girl's or a boy's name?
Orvel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Orvel most popular?
Orvel peaked in 1919, when 56 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.